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Ventilation
Primary Ventilation Standard
Min. Outdoor Air per Person โ Offices
Key Energy Recovery Technology
Mechanical Ventilation UAE High-Rise
English Definition
The intentional introduction of outdoor air into a building to dilute and remove indoor pollutants, control humidity, and maintain occupant health and comfort โ a mandatory requirement under ASHRAE 62.1 and UAE green building regulations, balanced against the energy cost of conditioning incoming outdoor air.
The Purpose of Ventilation
Ventilation is the process of introducing outdoor air into a building to replace or dilute stale indoor air โ removing carbon dioxide, body odours, volatile organic compounds, moisture, and other pollutants generated by occupant activities and building materials. Adequate ventilation is a fundamental requirement for occupant health: insufficient ventilation concentrates pollutants, raises COโ levels, promotes moisture accumulation and mould growth, and is directly linked to Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) symptoms including headaches, fatigue, and respiratory irritation.
Ventilation Strategies
Three primary ventilation strategies are applicable in buildings. Natural ventilation uses wind pressure and buoyancy to drive air movement through openings in the building envelope โ highly energy-efficient but limited in applicability in the UAE due to extreme outdoor temperatures, high humidity, dust, and urban noise. Natural ventilation is most viable in transitional season periods (OctoberโNovember and MarchโApril in the UAE) and in certain low-rise residential typologies. Mechanical ventilation uses fans and ductwork to supply filtered outdoor air to occupied spaces and extract stale air โ the standard approach in UAE commercial buildings. Mixed-mode ventilation combines natural and mechanical approaches, switching between strategies depending on outdoor conditions โ an increasingly explored strategy for UAE buildings seeking to reduce mechanical ventilation energy consumption during the cooler months.
ASHRAE 62.1 Requirements and Energy Implications
The ventilation standard for commercial buildings in the UAE is ASHRAE 62.1, which specifies minimum outdoor air supply rates for different occupancy categories: for typical office spaces, the minimum is approximately 10 litres per second per person plus a floor area component. These rates must be maintained under all occupied conditions by the HVAC system’s fresh air handling equipment.
Ventilation represents a significant energy cost in the UAE โ incoming outdoor air at 42ยฐC and high humidity must be cooled and dehumidified to supply air conditions before reaching the occupied space. Energy Recovery Ventilators (ERVs) recover heat and moisture from the exhaust air stream to pre-condition the incoming outdoor air, reducing the ventilation energy penalty by 50โ70%. Under Al Sa’fat and LEED, ERVs on ventilation systems earn energy performance credits, and ventilation rates above the minimum earn indoor environment quality credits โ creating alignment between indoor air quality and energy efficiency objectives.
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ุงูุฅุฏุฎุงู ุงูู ุชุนู ููุฏ ููููุงุก ุงูุฎุงุฑุฌู ุฅูู ุงูู ุจูู ูุชุฎููู ุงูู ููุซุงุช ุงูุฏุงุฎููุฉ ูุฅุฒุงูุชูุง ูุงูุชุญูู ูู ุงูุฑุทูุจุฉ ูุงูุญูุงุธ ุนูู ุตุญุฉ ุงูุดุงุบููู ูุฑุงุญุชูู โ ู ุชุทูุจ ุฅูุฒุงู ู ุจู ูุฌุจ ASHRAE 62.1 ูููุงุฆุญ ุงูุจูุงุก ุงูุฃุฎุถุฑ ุงูุฅู ุงุฑุงุชูุฉุ ูููุงุฒูู ู ุน ุชูููุฉ ุงูุทุงูุฉ ุงููุงุฒู ุฉ ูุชูููู ุงูููุงุก ุงูุฎุงุฑุฌู ุงููุงุฑุฏ.
ุงูุบุฑุถ ู ู ุงูุชูููุฉ
ุงูุชูููุฉ ูู ุนู ููุฉ ุฅุฏุฎุงู ุงูููุงุก ุงูุฎุงุฑุฌู ุฅูู ุงูู ุจูู ูุงุณุชุจุฏุงู ุงูููุงุก ุงูุฏุงุฎูู ุงูุฑุงูุฏ ุฃู ุชุฎูููู โ ู ูุฒููุฉู ุซุงูู ุฃูุณูุฏ ุงููุฑุจูู ูุงูุฑูุงุฆุญ ุงูุฌุณุฏูุฉ ูุงูู ุฑูุจุงุช ุงูุนุถููุฉ ุงูู ุชุทุงูุฑุฉ ูุงูุฑุทูุจุฉ ูุงูู ููุซุงุช ุงูุฃุฎุฑู ุงููุงุชุฌุฉ ุนู ุฃูุดุทุฉ ุงูุดุงุบููู ูู ูุงุฏ ุงูุจูุงุก. ูุงูุชูููุฉ ุงููุงููุฉ ู ุชุทูุจ ุฃุณุงุณู ูุตุญุฉ ุงูุดุงุบููู: ุชูุฑูููุฒ ุงูุชูููุฉ ุบูุฑ ุงููุงููุฉ ุงูู ููุซุงุช ูุชุฑูุน ู ุณุชููุงุช COโ ูุชูุดุฌููุน ุชุฑุงูู ุงูุฑุทูุจุฉ ููู ู ุงูุนูู.
ุงุณุชุฑุงุชูุฌูุงุช ุงูุชูููุฉ
ุซู ุฉ ุซูุงุซ ุงุณุชุฑุงุชูุฌูุงุช ุชูููุฉ ุฑุฆูุณูุฉ ูุงุจูุฉ ููุชุทุจูู ูู ุงูู ุจุงูู. ุงูุชูููุฉ ุงูุทุจูุนูุฉ ุชุณุชุฎุฏู ุถุบุท ุงูุฑูุงุญ ูุงูุทูู ูุฏูุน ุญุฑูุฉ ุงูููุงุก โ ุนุงููุฉ ุงูููุงุกุฉ ุทุงูููุงู ููู ู ุญุฏูุฏุฉ ุงูุชุทุจูู ูู ุงูุฅู ุงุฑุงุช ุจุณุจุจ ุฏุฑุฌุงุช ุงูุญุฑุงุฑุฉ ุงูุฎุงุฑุฌูุฉ ุงููุตูู ูุงูุฑุทูุจุฉ ุงูุนุงููุฉ ูุงูุบุจุงุฑ. ูุงูุชูููุฉ ุงูู ููุงููููุฉ ุชุณุชุฎุฏู ุงูู ุฑุงูุญ ูุดุจูุงุช ุงููููุงุช ูุชุฒููุฏ ุงููุถุงุกุงุช ุงูู ุดุบููุฉ ุจููุงุก ุฎุงุฑุฌู ู ูุฑุดููุญ ูุณุญุจ ุงูููุงุก ุงูุฑุงูุฏ โ ุงูููุฌ ุงูููุงุณู ูู ุงูู ุจุงูู ุงูุชุฌุงุฑูุฉ ุงูุฅู ุงุฑุงุชูุฉ. ูุงูุชูููุฉ ุงูู ุฎุชูุทุฉ ุชุฌู ุน ุจูู ุงูููุฌูู ุงูุทุจูุนู ูุงูู ููุงูููู.
ู ุชุทูุจุงุช ASHRAE 62.1 ูุงูุนูุงุณุงุชูุง ุนูู ุงูุทุงูุฉ
ุงูู ุนูุงุฑ ุงูู ุฑุฌุนู ููุชูููุฉ ูู ุงูู ุจุงูู ุงูุชุฌุงุฑูุฉ ุงูุฅู ุงุฑุงุชูุฉ ูู ASHRAE 62.1ุ ุงูุฐู ูุญุฏุฏ ุงูุญุฏ ุงูุฃุฏูู ู ู ู ุนุฏูุงุช ุชุฒููุฏ ุงูููุงุก ุงูุฎุงุฑุฌู ููุฆุงุช ุงูุฅุดุบุงู ุงูู ุฎุชููุฉ: ูู ุงููุถุงุกุงุช ุงูู ูุชุจูุฉ ุงููู ูุฐุฌูุฉุ ูุจูุบ ุงูุญุฏ ุงูุฃุฏูู ูุญู 10 ูุชุฑ/ุซุงููุฉ ููู ุดุฎุต ุฒุงุฆุฏุงู ู ูููุงู ูู ุณุงุญุฉ ุงูุฃุฑุถูุฉ.
ุชูู ุซูู ุงูุชูููุฉ ุชูููุฉ ุทุงูุฉ ูุจูุฑุฉ ูู ุงูุฅู ุงุฑุงุช โ ูุฌุจ ุชุจุฑูุฏ ุงูููุงุก ุงูุฎุงุฑุฌู ุงููุงุฑุฏ ุนูุฏ 42ยฐู ูุชุฌูููู ูุชุญููู ุธุฑูู ููุงุก ุงูุชุบุฐูุฉ. ูุชุณุชุฑุฌุน ุฃุฌูุฒุฉ ุงุณุชุฑุฌุงุน ุงูุทุงูุฉ (ERVs) ุงูุญุฑุงุฑุฉ ูุงูุฑุทูุจุฉ ู ู ุชูุงุฑ ููุงุก ุงูุนุงุฏู ูู ุนุงูุฌุฉ ุงูููุงุก ุงูุฎุงุฑุฌู ุงููุงุฑุฏ ู ุณุจูุงูุ ู ู ุง ููููููู ุชูููุฉ ุทุงูุฉ ุงูุชูููุฉ ุจูุณุจุฉ 50โ70%. ูุจู ูุฌุจ ูุธุงู ูู ุงูุณุนูุงุช ูLEEDุ ุชูุณุจ ุฃุฌูุฒุฉ ERV ุนูู ุฃูุธู ุฉ ุงูุชูููุฉ ููุงุท ุงูุฃุฏุงุก ุงูุทุงููู.
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