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Standardisation In Construction Cost Control, Charles Mitchell
Standardisation In Construction Cost Control, Charles Mitchell
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Poster presentation submitted as to the School of Surveying and Construction Management Research and Innovation Industry Evening, March 2019.
Research Into Evaporative Cooling Of Buildings In Maritime Climates, Ben Costelloe, Donal Finn
Research Into Evaporative Cooling Of Buildings In Maritime Climates, Ben Costelloe, Donal Finn
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Concern with environmental emissions has focused attention on traditional forms of energy use in buildings, with a view to reducing and making more rational use of energy consumption. One area of concern is the traditional, refrigeration based, commercial air conditioning system, which has high levels of electrical power consumption in fans and refrigeration compressors. There is also concern among building owners and design teams, supported by the PROBE series of post occupancy studies, conducted by the CIBSE, that many buildings, with traditional forms of air conditioning, under perform in terms of occupant satisfaction, ease of operation and control, maintenance costs …