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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
First Published in 1968. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
This book reviews the sources of the air pollutants responsible for
building damage and the mechanisms involved. Studies investigating
the relationships between pollution concentration (dose) and the
resulting damage (response) are described and the latest research
findings for dose-response functions are presented. Trends in
pollutant emissions, ambient concentrations and building damage
over time are described and future predictions are presented.
Methodologies for assessing the extent of the potential problem in
a region - the stock at risk - are presented. Procedures for
estimating the economic implications are described and the
consequences are discussed in detail, because economic factors are
important for reaching policy and management decisions at local,
national and international scales. Damage to cultural heritage
buildings is an important additional effect which needs to be
considered as the standards are revised and the factors which will
need to be brought into the assessment are presented.
Air conditioning boosts man's efficiency no less than his comfort.
Air-conditioned homes, offices, and factories unmistakably raise
human productivity and reduce absenteeism, turnover, mistakes,
accidents and grievances, especially in summer. Accordingly, many
employers every year cool workrooms and offices to raise summer
profits. Employees in turn find cool homes enhancing not only
comfort and prestige but also personal efficiency and income. With
such economic impetus, low-cost summer cooling must irresistibly
spread to all kinds of occupied buildings. Refrigeration provides
our best cooling, serving well where people are closely spaced in
well-constructed, shaded, and insulated structures. However, its
first and operating costs bar it from our hottest commercial,
industrial, and residential buildings. Fortunately, evaporative
cooling is an economical substitute in many regions. First used in
Southwest homes and businesses and in textile mills, it soon
invaded other fields and climates. In 1946, six firms produced
200,000 evaporative coolers; in 1958, 25 firms produced 1,250,000,
despite the phenomenal sale of refrigerating window air
conditioners. Though clearly secondary to refrigeration,
evaporative cooling is 60 to 80 percent is economical for moderate
income groups and cheaper to buy and operate. Thus, it climates
where summers are short. Moreover, it cheaply cools hot, thinly
constructed mills, factories, workshops, foundries, powerhouses,
farm buildings, canneries, etc., where refrigerated cooling is
prohibitively expensive.
This book reviews the sources of the air pollutants responsible
for building damage and the mechanisms involved. Studies
investigating the relationships between pollution concentration
(dose) and the resulting damage (response) are described and the
latest research findings for dose-response functions are
presented.
Trends in pollutant emissions, ambient concentrations and
building damage over time are described and future predictions are
presented. Methodologies for assessing the extent of the potential
problem in a region the stock at risk are presented. Procedures for
estimating the economic implications are described and the
consequences are discussed in detail, because economic factors are
important for reaching policy and management decisions at local,
national and international scales.
Damage to cultural heritage buildings is an important additional
effect which needs to be considered as the standards are revised
and the factors which will need to be brought into the assessment
are presented.
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