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1 CEN/TC 156. Date: 2006-07. prEN 13779. CEN/TC 156. Secretariat: BSI. Ventilation for non-residential buildings Performance requirements for Ventilation and room-conditioning systems L ftung von Nichtwohngeb uden Allgemeine Grundlagen und Anforderungen f r L ftungs- und Klimaanlagen Ventilation dans les b timents non r sidentiels Sp cifications des performan-ces pour les syst mes de Ventilation et de climatisation ICS: Descriptors: Document type: European Standard Document subtype: Document stage: Formal Vote Document language: E. J:\Intcom\CEN\CEN 156\EN 13779\ STD Version prEN 13779:2006 (E).

2 Contents Page 1 7. 2 Normative references .. 7. 3 Terms and 8. General .. 8. Room conditioning 8. Types of air .. 8. Occupied 8. Ventilation effectiveness .. 8. Specific fan power .. 9. Demand controlled Ventilation .. 9. Ventilation system .. 10. 4 Symbols and units .. 10. 5 Agreement of Design Criteria .. 11. General .. 11. Principles .. 11. General building characteristics .. 11. Location, outdoor conditions, 11. Climatic data outdoors .. 12. Information on the operation of the building .. 12. Construction data .. 12. Geometrical description.

3 12. Use of the 12. General .. 12. Human occupancy .. 12. Other internal heat 12. Other internal pollution and moisture 13. Given extract 13. Requirements in the rooms .. 13. General .. 13. Type of control .. 13. Thermal and moisture conditions .. 13. Air quality for people .. 13. Air 13. Noise level .. 13. Lighting .. 13. System 14. General Requirements for Control and 14. General Requirements for Maintenance and Safety of Operation .. 14. Process from Project Initiation to Operation .. 15. 6 Classification .. 15. Specification of types of air.

4 15. Classification of air .. 17. General .. 17. Extract air and exhaust air .. 17. Outdoor 19. Supply air .. 20. Indoor Air .. 21. System tasks and basic system 23. Pressure Conditions in the Room .. 24. 2. prEN 13779:2006 (E). Specific fan power .. 25. Heat Recovery .. 26. 7 Indoor Environment .. 26. General .. 26. Occupied Zone .. 27. Thermal Environment .. 29. General .. 29. Design assumptions .. 29. Air temperature and operative temperature .. 29. Air velocities and draught rate .. 30. Indoor Air 30. Design assumptions .. 30.

5 Supply airflow rates .. 31. Extract airflow 32. Indoor air 32. Acoustic Environment .. 33. Annex A (informative) Guidelines for Good 34. Field of 34. Intake and exhaust 34. General .. 34. Location of intake openings .. 35. Location of exhaust openings .. 36. Distance between Intake and Exhaust Openings .. 36. Outdoor air quality considerations, and use of air 42. Decision tree for classification of outdoor air 42. Use of air filters .. 44. Heat recovery: pressure conditions to avoid contaminant 45. Removal of extract 47. Reuse of Extract Air and Use of Transfer 47.

6 Thermal Insulation of the System .. 48. Airtightness of the system .. 48. General .. 48. Selection of airtightness class .. 49. Airtightness 50. Airtightness of the building .. 50. Pressure Conditions within the System and the 51. General .. 51. building .. 51. Indoors .. 51. 51. Pressure conditions in units and 52. 52. Demand controlled Ventilation .. 52. Low power 53. Space requirements for components and systems .. 54. General .. 54. Space requirements for plant-rooms for air handling systems .. 54. Space requirements for refrigerating and water distribution plants.

7 56. Cross-section of shafts .. 57. Space requirements in suspended ceilings .. 58. Window sills .. 58. Hygienic and Technical Aspects to Installation and Maintenance .. 58. Ventilation rates for indoor 59. Rates of minimum supply air for rooms not designed for human 59. Outdoor air rates by CO2 level or per 59. Acoustic environment .. 60. Internal 61. General .. 61. 3. prEN 13779:2006 (E). Persons .. 61. Lighting .. 62. 62. Annex B (informative) Economic Aspects .. 63. General .. 63. Life spans and maintenance costs for installations and 63.

8 Annex C (informative) Checklist for the design and use of systems with low energy 64. Checklist for the planning of the building .. 64. Checklist for the planning of the HVAC-system .. 64. Checklist for the designing of individual components .. 65. Checklist for the use of the system .. 66. Annex D (informative) Calculation and application of Specific Fan Power Calculating and checking the SFP, SFPE, and SFPV .. 67. Introduction .. 67. Specific Fan Power (SFP) of an entire building (kW/(m /s).. 67. Design load 68. Specifying the SFPE of Individual Air Handling Units or Fans.)

9 68. Heat recovery air handling unit with supply air and extract air .. 68. Separate supply air or extract air handling units and individual fans .. 69. Specifying the Air Handling Units Performance .. 69. Calculating the power demand of the 69. Specifying SFPV 71. Validation load condition .. 71. Checking the SFPV 71. Example .. 72. Annex E (informative) Efficiency of Ventilation and air diffusion .. 73. 4. prEN 13779:2006 (E). Foreword This document prEN 13779 has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 156 Ventilation for buildings , the secretariat of which is held by BSI.

10 This document is currently submitted to the Formal Vote. This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive 2002/91/EC. This document will supersede EN 13779:2004. 5. prEN 13779:2006 (E). Introduction This Standard provides guidance especially for designers, building owners and users, on Ventilation , air-conditioning and room-conditioning systems in order to achieve a comfortable and healthy indoor environment in all seasons with acceptable installation and running costs.