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Buildings for extreme environments: Arid
Publication Year
2014
Document Status
Current
Abstract
BEE: Arid provides an overview of the conditions that can be expected in arid regions, and includes meteorological and solar design data. Discusses factors affecting design for comfort and choice of lighting, considers local standards and accepted levels of noise and vibration, as well as the impact of corrosion from sand and dust storms.
Document History
Along with 'Buildings for extreme environments: cold climates' and 'Buildings for extreme environments: tropical' supersedes Technical Memoranda 4 'Design notes for the Middle East' (CIBSE, 1990). This is the first document in a three-part series which relates to different climate zones.
Author
McKeag, S.
ISBN
9781906846435
Publisher Information
Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers received its Royal Charter in 1976. They promote careers of building services engineers by accrediting courses of study in further and higher education, and by approving work based training programmes. Their publications include technical guidance and codes which set the criteria for best practice in the profession.
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