<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The most common ventilation system in residential buildings in Ukraine is natural ventilation. In recent years, due to increased tightness of structures, an increase in the content of synthetic finishing materials in them, the quality of microclimate parameters deteriorated. One of the measures to improve the parameters of indoor air in residential buildings is the use of mechanical inflow and exhaust ventilation system. In this article the regulatory documents concerning the design of ventilation systems in Ukraine and Estonia and the requirements for air exchange in residential buildings are considered. It is established that the existing normative documents in Ukraine are analogous to European norms, which allow design the system of ventilation of residential buildings according to European standards. However, the basis for the design of ventilation systems in Ukraine is the national standards, in which mechanical ventilation, unfortunately, is provided only for the design of high-rise buildings. To maintain acceptable microclimate parameters in residential buildings, it is advisable for designers to apply the requirements for designing ventilation systems in accordance with European standards.</p></abstract>

The most common ventilation system in residential buildings in Ukraine is natural ventilation. In recent years, due to increased tightness of structures, an increase in the content of synthetic finishing materials in them, the quality of microclimate parameters deteriorated. One of the measures to improve the parameters of indoor air in residential buildings is the use of mechanical inflow and exhaust ventilation system. In this article the regulatory documents concerning the design of ventilation systems in Ukraine and Estonia and the requirements for air exchange in residential buildings are considered. It is established that the existing normative documents in Ukraine are analogous to European norms, which allow design the system of ventilation of residential buildings according to European standards. However, the basis for the design of ventilation systems in Ukraine is the national standards, in which mechanical ventilation, unfortunately, is provided only for the design of high-rise buildings. To maintain acceptable microclimate parameters in residential buildings, it is advisable for designers to apply the requirements for designing ventilation systems in accordance with European standards.

Analysis of the systems of ventilation of residential houses of Ukraine and Estonia

Heat, Gas Supply and Ventilation, Institute of Building and Environmental Engineering

Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture

Selected Scientific Papers - Journal of Civil Engineering

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The most common ventilation system in residential buildings in Ukraine is natural ventilation. In recent years, due to increased tightness of structures, an...

Analysis of the systems of ventilation of residential houses of Ukraine and Estonia

Published Online: Dec 29, 2017

Page range: 23 - 30

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sspjce-2017-0015

Keywords
microclimate parameters, natural ventilation system, mechanical ventilation system, air exchange

© 2017 Olena Savchenko et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Analysis of the systems of ventilation of residential houses of Ukraine and Estonia

Published Online: Dec 29, 2017

Page range: 23 - 30

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sspjce-2017-0015

Keywordsmicroclimate parameters, natural ventilation system, mechanical ventilation system, air exchange

© 2017 Olena Savchenko et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
microclimate parameters, natural ventilation system, mechanical ventilation system, air exchange