HEALTH-PROOFING OF HVAC SYSTEMS

摘要

Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems are designed to increase comfort, and protect health and vitality, but also pose health hazards, including the newly recognised threats of Bioterrorism. A number of stakeholders and regulations influence design, maintenance and usage of HVAC systems, but health and safety are seldom an integral part of planning and design. HVAC systems deliver air to be inhaled. In this contribution a first attempt is made to apply the HACCP (Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points) methodology, obtained from the food industry, to HVAC systems controlled by an agent-driven building management system. Applying an integral control system, such as the HACCP method, to HVAC systems appeared to be a solution to cope with health and safety risks posed by terrorist attacks to buildings.