Edited by Mat Santamouris and Peter Wouters

• Prepared in association with the Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre (AIVC);
• Written by recognized experts from Europe and the US, this work provides organized, classified and evaluated information on the progress of the key topics in building ventilation, relevant to all building types
• Outlining the state of the art, the book is an invaluable reference for building professionals on strategies and technologies for optimizing ventilation performance

Ensuring optimum ventilation performance is a vital part of building design. This book reviews the main research and industrial achievements in the field of building ventilation, offering professionals an up-to-date framework for further development. Selecting the most appropriate ventilation strategy is made especially difficult by the complexities of airflow behaviour, climatic influences, occupancy patterns and pollutant emission characteristics. Recognizing such complexities, the editors bring together expertise on each key issue, providing an authoritative reference work relevant for all those interested in energy-efficient building design. From components to computer tools, this book offers detailed coverage on design, analysis and performance, and is an important and comprehensive publication in this field.

Mat Santamouris is Associate Professor in the Physics Department, University of Athens, Greece.
Peter Wouters is an expert at the Belgian Building Research Institute and manager of the International Network for Information on Ventilation and Energy Performance (INIVE eeig).

Contents:
Natural Ventilation in the Urban Environment • Successful Ventilation Case Studies • Analytical Methods and Computing Tools for Ventilation • Ductwork, Hygiene and Energy • Building Airtightness • Ventilation Performance Indicators and Targets • Heat Recovery • Hybrid Ventilation • Ventilation for Comfort and Cooling • Effect of Ventilation on Health and Other Human Responses • Advanced Components for Ventilation • Ventilation Standards and Regulations • References, Index

Contributing authors:
Francis Allard and Christian Ghiaus, Université de la Rochelle, France; James W. Axley, Yale School of Architecture, USA; François Rémi Carrié, CERTU, France; Pertti Pasanen, University of Kuopio, Finland; M. H; Sherman and W. R. Chan, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, USA; Peter G. Schild, Norwegian Building Research Institute, Norway; Per Heiselberg, Aalborg University, Denmark; Olli Seppänen, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland; W. F. de Gids, TNO Building and Construction Research, The Netherlands; Christophe Delmotte and N. Heijmans, Belgian Building Research Institute, Belgium.

Bibliographic details
Hardback ISBN 1844071308
Publication date: June 2006
352 pages; 250 x 210mm; figures, tables, index