OIB Guideline 6 / 2023 Archive - Austrian Institute of Construction Engineering

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Section: 4.9.2 Does the term “active cooling” refer exclusively to a system with a chiller or heat pump, or does it also Does it also include a cooling system that utilizes “free cooling” (e.g., cooling via building component activation using well water in the relevant common area)?

In this context, the term “active cooling” does not refer [...]

By Roman Degold|2026-09-24T16:00:39+02:0024. September 2026|OIB Guideline 6 / 2023, OIB Guidelines 2023|Comments Off

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