Guide A Environmental design. 8th edition

Publication Year

2015

Document Status

Withdrawn

Abstract

Contains significant changes from the 2006 version of CIBSE Guide A. Addition of a new chapter (Chapter 0) which considers the quality of the environmental design. It identifies two specific requirements for achieving quality in building design, namely adopting a holistic approach to the design, and a system to assure the quality of the design calculations and decisions. Subsequent chapters each deal with an individual aspect of environmental design, namely criteria for design (e.g. comfort criteria, weather data etc.) and methods of calculation such as fabric performance, heating and ventilation system sizing, methods for thermal comfort evaluation, energy demand etc. Updated content reflects current UK legislation, specifically the 2013 Building Regulations Approved Documents L and F, and the recommendations of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive.

Document History

Corrigenda issued 24th September 2015. Supersedes CIBSE Guide A. Environmental design. 7th edition (2006) (issue 2) (incorporating corrections - February and September 2006 and 2007, and includes corrigendum - November 2009). Chapter 2 of Guide A: 2015 supersedes CIBSE document TM34 titled 'Weather data with climate change scenarios' (2004).

ISBN

9781906846558

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