Air movement through a typical industrial doorway.
This figure illustrates the principal paths through which uncontrolled airflow can influence heat loss and environmental conditions.
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MEASURING BUILDINGS UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS
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Engineering assessments should reflect how buildings actually operate. Measurements taken during unusual or temporary conditions rarely provide an accurate representation of long-term building performance.
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ENGINEERING PRINCIPLE
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A building behaves differently depending upon occupancy, production schedules, weather conditions and industrial door activity. Engineers therefore seek measurements that represent normal operation rather than exceptional circumstances.
Representative operating conditions produce representative engineering evidence.
Discipline
Building Assessment
Category
Building Performance
Reading time
6
mins
Last reviewed
July
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Understanding when to measure is just as important as understanding what to measure. Assessments carried out under representative operating conditions provide dependable evidence for engineering decisions.