shaft-type buildings
[AIVC, Air infiltration and ventilation glossary, 1992]:a building with large vertical connecting openings.
Continue reading →Glossary Terms
shelter belt
[AIVC, Air infiltration and ventilation glossary, 1992]:a natural or planned barrier of trees or shrubs used to reduce wind velocity, giving shelter.
Continue reading →shielding
[AIVC, Air infiltration and ventilation glossary, 1992]:the degree of protection from wind offered to a building by upstream obstacles. These may be windbreaks, shelter belts, or other buildings.
Continue reading →shielding coefficient
[AIVC, Air infiltration and ventilation glossary, 1992]:the ratio of average total exterior wind pressure to the stagnation pressure at ceiling height.
Continue reading →shielding of a dwelling
[EN 12792-2003, 325]:obstacle in the neighbourhood of the dwelling by which the infiltration or ventilation is influenced.
Continue reading →