...Hassan Th. Alassafi; Khalid S. Al-Gahtani; Abdulmohsen S. Almohsen; Abdullah M. Alsugair Purpose Heating, ventilating, air-conditioning and cooling (HVAC) systems are crucial in daily health-care facility services. Design-related defects can lead to maintenance issues, causing service disruptions...

...Wai Tung Ho; Fu Wing Yu Purpose This study aims to apply association rule mining (ARM) to uncover specific associations between operating components of a chiller system and improve its coefficient of performance (COP), hence reducing the electricity use of buildings with central air conditioning...

...Fu Wing Yu; Kwok Tai Chan Purpose The operation of chiller systems could account for considerable electricity consumption in air‐conditioned buildings in subtropical regions. The purpose of this paper is to consider using data envelopment analysis (DEA) to facilitate management of their energy...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Desks Air-conditioning The climate's right for Climadesk Keywords: Desks, Air-conditioning Advanced Ergonomic Technologies (AET) is acting as sole distributor in the UK and Ireland for Climadesk. The Climadesk turns a conventional...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Air-conditioning If you're afraid of change, don't look down now! Keyword: Air-conditioning As soon as commercial property developers really grasp the idea of how much money can be saved by siting air-conditioning beneath a raised floor...

... Air-conditioning Coolants Gas Gas Cooling guide Keywords Air-conditioning, Coolants, Gas The USA and Japan have used gas cooling technology for refrigeration, industrial cooling and air-conditioning for the last 40 years. It can deliver cost savings of up to 45...

... design. Considers some common indoor and outdoor pollutants, and concludes that the workforce should contribute to a healthy environment by reporting to management when dissatisfied. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Air‐conditioning Buildings Design Environment Pollution The facilities...

... documented. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), for example, concluded that 52 per cent of all SBS‐related complaints were the result of inadequate ventilation and dirty contaminated air‐conditioning systems. These questions and issues have caused the incidence of medical...

...Glan Blake Thomas Reviews forms of air conditioning in buildings. Argues that ceiling‐based systems have their disadvantages and that the best way to provide a comfortable and healthy working environment, that is also flexible, is the underfloor route. Points to a recent study, which reveals...

...Bernard Williams Considers the whole‐life costs of various forms of heating, cooling and air‐conditioning in the office interior, from the economic view points of both organizations and developers. Considers whether air‐conditioning is necessary and/or affordable in the post‐recession property...

... consumption. Explores various other points and makes recommendations. Air‐conditioning Conservation Energy management Heating/ventilation Lighting Solar energy © MCB UP Limited 1993 FACILITIES Energy Efficiency in Commercial Buildings BUILDING FORM AND FABRIC Helen Mulligan INTRODUCTION...

... buildings can be. Stresses that good design, execution,management and the right technology are key ingredients in achieving energy‐efficient office buildings. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Air‐conditioning Energy management Facilities management Heating/ventilation Lighting VOLUME 11 NUMBER 2 1993...

...Jane Bell Considers the problem of choosing between either fully air‐conditioned or naturally ventilated space. Examines the choice taken by Refuge Assurance PLC to operate its headquarters building without constant air conditioning. Describes the cooling and environmental systems of the building...

... Investigates the claim that the Nisses Millbank office development in London is one of the first to be designed specifically with occupant health in mind, on the basis that the air conditioning is not a traditional ducted system with air delivered from the ceiling but an underfloor system...