ASHRAE Design Guide for Tall, Supertall, and Megatall Building Systems
ASHRAE Design Guide for Tall, Supertall, and Megatall Building Systems not only focuses on the efforts of designers of the HVAC systems but also addresses the importance of the design team and their collective efforts and concerns that are the critical elements in determining the ultimate solutions to the project needs of a tall building. Special attention is also given to design issues for tall commercial buildings, which are very often mixed use, with low-level retail, office floors, residential floors, and hotel floors.
Major sections cover the following subjects:
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Architectural design- Facade systems
- Climate data
- Indoor air quality (IAQ) and thermal comfort
- HVAC systems
- Electrical system interfaces
- Intelligent buildings and controls
- Water distribution
- Plumbing systems
- Energy modeling and authentication
- Vertical transportation
- Life safety
- Needs of residential occupancies.
Architectural designYou can also Read Advanced Variable Air Volume VAV System Design Guide
Tall buildings have always challenged the imagination of designers and tested the fortitude of engineers. In the endless quest to maximize the value of real estate, buildings have climbed ever higher. Architects and engineers determine how program, structure, and services will support each other efficiently. And, in each case, it falls to building services engineers to determine how a spatial arrangement of stacked floors will be ventilated, heated, cooled, and how it will interact with the envelope that surrounds it.
Tall buildings are exceptional. They require enormous amounts of energy to move their occupants from floor to floor, exhaust the heat they and their many electronics generate, and provide chilled air or heat to keep conditions comfortable. They require enormous skill and effort to seal envelopes and keep them airtight against the elements and to prevent unpleasant
pressure changes as elevators hurtle up and down their lengths.
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