public building

[AIVC, Air infiltration and ventilation glossary, 1992]:a building which is open to the public, such as museums, clubs, public houses, exhibition halls etc.

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purpose provided opening

[AIVC, Air infiltration and ventilation glossary, 1992]:an opening in the building envelope for the specific purpose of supplying or extracting ventilation air, i.e., air bricks, vents, extractor fans, intake and exhaust for HVAC systems, etc.purpose provided ventilation(see ventilation, purpose provided))

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radiation

[AIVC, Air infiltration and ventilation glossary, 1992]:the transmission of heat through space by the propagation of infra-red energy; the passage of heat from one object to another without necessarily warming the space between.(see conduction; convection; heat transfer)

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