Hybrid ventilation: our first choice!

Bronsema B, Besselink H
draughts, hybrid ventilation, natural ventilation, occupant behaviour
Year:
2001
Bibliographic info:
Italy, Milan, AICARR, 2001, proceedings of the 7th REHVA World Congress and Clima 2000 Naples 2001 Conference, held Naples, Italy, 15-18 September 2001, paper on CD.

States that natural ventilation systems do not sometimes perform well in conditions of high wind and/or low external temperature. Occupants shut down the system to prevent draughts. In contract, in warm summer weather the lack of air movement is a problem. Hybrid ventilation helps mitigate some of these problems. The paper outlines problems in connection with hybrid systems and indicates solutions for them. Gives examples of hybrid system, some in use and some under construction. Advises that a skilled person should design the hybrid ventilation system, an HVAC engineer rather than and architectural engineer.

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