Ventilation and Airflow in Buildings

<p>Energy efficiency in buildings requires among other things that ventilation be appropriately dimensioned: too much ventilation wastes energy and insufficient ventilation leads to poor indoor air quality and low comfort.</p> <p>Studies have shown that ventilation systems seldom function according to their commissioned design. They have also shown that airflow measurement results are essential in improving a ventilation system. This key handbook explains why ventilation in buildings should be measured and describes how to measure it giving applied examples for each measurement method.</p> <p>The book will help building physicists and ventilation engineers to properly commission ventilation systems and appropriately diagnose ventilation problems throughout the life of a building. Drawing on over 20 years of experience and the results of recent international research projects this is the definitive guide to diagnosing airflow patterns within buildings.</p>