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Guide A: Environmental Design - Hong Kong addendum

Publication Year

2006

Document Status

Withdrawn

Abstract

Intended to provide additional guidance material and essential design data suitable for environmental design in the Hong Kong context. Consists of 4 sections: Section 1 provides the statistic weather and solar data required for environmental design, based on an analysis of weather records from the Hong Kong Observatory; Section 2 supplements the thermal properties of building structures and elements commonly used in Hong Kong; Section 3 presents an application of the simple calculation techniques for air infiltration and natural ventilation; and Section 4 gives the tabulated cooling loads due to solar heat gains through glazing.

Document History

This Addendum is intended to be used as a supplement to CIBSE Guide A.

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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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