Cibse Guide A
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This publication is the 8th edition of CIBSE Guide A: Environmental Design. The document is intended to enable engineers to design comfortable, environmentally sustainable, energy efficient buildings that are a pleasure to live and work and spend leisure time in. The document is divided into 9 chapters. The first chapter discusses the quality in environmental design and identifies two specific requirements for achieving quality in building design- adopting a holistic approach to the design, and a system to assure the quality of the design calculations and decisions. The remaining chapters in the guide deal with the individual aspects of environmental design and methods of calculation. The main chapters are listed below:. Quality in environmental design;.
Environmental criteria for design;. External design data;. Thermal properties of building structures;.
Ventilation and air infiltration;. Thermal design, plant sizing and energy conservation;. Internal heat gains;. Moisture transfer and condensation;.
Cibse Guide A 2006
Cibse Guide A Environmental Design
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