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Ventilation, Humidity and Condensation

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Environmental Science in Building

Part of the book series: Macmillan Building and Surveying Series ((BASS))

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This chapter is concerned with ventilation and with moisture in the air, and how they relate to human comfort and to the performance of buildings. These topics are important in the thermal design and behaviour of buildings and are governed by the properties and principles of heat, gases, and vapours described in chapter 1.

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© 1998 R. McMullan

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McMullan, R. (1998). Ventilation, Humidity and Condensation. In: Environmental Science in Building. Macmillan Building and Surveying Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14811-0_5

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14811-0_5

  • Publisher Name: Palgrave, London

  • Print ISBN: 978-0-333-73201-4

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