BSRIA Technical Note TN 4/99: Air Distribution in Naturally Ventilated Offices
Jackamn P.J.This publication focuses on the summer-time condition and presents results from a BSRIA study [1], part-funded by the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions (ref: 38/6/96) under the Partners in Technology scheme (now Partners in Innovation). The main purpose of this study was to provide guidelines on the factors required to achieve successful natural ventilation in offices in summer by the use of openable windows. A combination of physical and computer modelling was used to examine the limiting conditions for natural ventilation through one external facade to be effective in providing a comfortable and healthy indoor environment on a still, warm summer day.
The first section of this document contains the design guidelines. Subsequent sections summarise the research and the findings from which the guidelines were compiled.