Guide A: Environmental design
  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

About this book

CIBSE Guide A: Environmental design is the premier technical/reference source for designers and installers of building services, especially low energy and environmentally sustainable buildings. This is the eighth edition, which comprehensively updates its predecessor. It also contains many significant changes in both format and content.The updated contents acknowledge and satisfy current UK legislation, specifically the 2013 Building Regulations Approved Documents L and F, and the recommendations of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. Additionally, the authors of each chapter have incorporated the latest published research and recognised best design practice to ensure that environmental design engineers and installation engineers can practise at the forefront of their profession.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, you can cancel anytime from the Subscription tab in your account settings on the Perlego website. Your subscription will stay active until the end of your current billing period. Learn how to cancel your subscription.
At the moment all of our mobile-responsive ePub books are available to download via the app. Most of our PDFs are also available to download and we're working on making the final remaining ones downloadable now. Learn more here.
Perlego offers two plans: Essential and Complete
  • Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
  • Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Both plans are available with monthly, semester, or annual billing cycles.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn more here.
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.
Yes! You can use the Perlego app on both iOS or Android devices to read anytime, anywhere — even offline. Perfect for commutes or when you’re on the go.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Yes, you can access Guide A: Environmental design by Derrick Braham (chair), Brian Anderson, David Arnold, Geoff Levermore, Martin Liddament, Fergus Nicol, Marialena Nikolopoulou, Foroutan Parand, Chris Sanders, David Williams, Runming Yao in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Construction & Architectural Engineering. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. CIBSE Guide A Environmental design
  2. Foreword
  3. Contents
  4. 0 Quality in environmental design
  5. 1 Environmental criteria for design
  6. 2 External design data
  7. 3 Thermal properties of building structures
  8. 4 Ventilation and air infiltration
  9. 5 Thermal design, plant sizing and energy conservation
  10. 6 Internal heat gains
  11. 7 Moisture transfer and condensation
  12. 8 Health issues
  13. Index