scope:

This standard specifies the requirements for ventilation in buildings intended for human occupancy.The standard applies to ventilation systems for residential and other buildings than residential buildings. The purpose of this standard is to ensure that ventilation systems are designed,constructed and can be maintained in a technical and hygenic responsible way considering comfort and energy efficiency. This standard comprises provisions for design, construction and testing and operration of ventilation systems. The standard comprise provisions for design, construction, testing and commissioning of mechanical ventilaiton installations. The code of practice applies for mechanical ventilation installations including the mechanical part of hybrid ventilation installations, which are installed permanently in buildings and have the main purpose to keep one or more indoor air parameters within close specified limits. The code of practice does not apply for installations which main purpose are to remove pollutions produced by industrial or similar prosesses, but it comprises installations which shall establish the necessary replaces air. The code of practice does not apply to fire requirements to ventilation installations; reference is made to DS 428, Dansk Ingeniørforening's Code of Practice for technical measures for fire protection in ventilation systems for buildings,