Software roundup.

Software for building services.

Finding the appropriate software may prove a difficult and time consuming exercise. There are few opportunities to see what's on offer in the growing market of building services software packages. Expenditure on IT has remained strong despite the harsh economic climate of recent years and there has been a growing expectation that software packages should be independently quality assured.

A computer program for the calculation of natural ventilation due to wind.

Presents a simple model for the calculation of wind induced ventilation. The model requires as input, pressure coefficient data, wind direction, and the open areas for each element of the building. Gives an example of the model applied to a model livestock building. Gives flow chart and listing of computer program. Note model does not include temperature effects.