Getting it out
Building engineer Shaun Fitzgerald says there were two possible ways to solve the problem and get the air out.
'We could allow air to leave the building by adding low-level vents to the cladding or adding some strategically placed low-energy fans to drive air up and out the stacks. The team chose to use low level vents. The cooled air in the central chamber drops down into the building and then spreads across the floor to exit through these vents. The SSEES ventilation system really is a low-energy alternative to mechanical air conditioning.'
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Shaun Fitzgerald, building engineer, BP Institute, Cambridge.
BP Institute, Cambridge |
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