Fast development of computer technology and the greater use of it in all spheres of activity have caused the development of software support in the field of HV AC systems. Considering the fact that today time is of great value and that contemporary technical systems demand economy and rationalisation of operating costs and energy, the qualitative and user-friendly computer-aided engineering is of maximum importance.
Air conditioning is often singled out as the main culprit in cases of sick building syndrome, but as Timothy Southfield explains, users need to get their houses in order.
This investigation is part of project NATVENT TM, a concerted action of nine institutions of seven European countries under the Joule-3 program. It aims to open barriers that blocks the use of natural ventilation systems in office buildings in cold and moderate climate zones. The choice to apply natural ventilation in office buildings is very arbitrary; it depends very much on the personal preference of the architect or taken for budgetary reasons, even sometimes not considered at all.
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