BS EN 15759-2:2018

What is BS EN 15759-2- Ventilation management for the protection of cultural heritage buildings and collections about?  

BS EN 15759-2 is the European Standard that discusses the conservation of cultural heritage.  

BS EN 15759-2 is the second part of the BS EN 15759 series of standards on indoor climate in cultural heritage buildings.  BS EN 15759-2 gives guidelines for ventilation management to improve the preservation conditions of cultural heritage buildings and their collections. BS EN 15759-2 is aimed to create an indoor environment for the sustainable use of these buildings and their collections. BS EN 15759-2 is a complement to existing general standards for ventilation that are focused on human comfort.  

BS EN 15759-2 European Standard deals with indoor climate conditions, ventilation strategies, and generic technical solutions for their implementation but not with the technical equipment itself. 

BS EN 15759-2 should be used together with the first part when considering the selection of heating strategies and heating systems for cultural heritage buildings, or buildings housing collections.  BS EN 15759-2 is also used when considering other issues, e.g., assessment of buildings, interiors, and contents, or improvements for energy performance.  

Who is BS EN 15759-2- Ventilation management for the protection of cultural heritage buildings and collections for? 

BS EN 15759-2 on ladders is useful for: 

• Building owners 
• Building authorities 
• Architectures 

Why should you use BS EN 15759-2- Ventilation management for the protection of cultural heritage buildings and collections?  

Each cultural heritage building has a, individual character, therefore, factors and areas of risk, as well as measures to address the risks, should be identified by a team of specialists in building construction and physics, air quality control, and preventive conservation.  

Ventilation constitutes an effective mechanism of distributing, removing, or supplying heat, moisture, and air pollutants. The aim of ventilation management is to ensure the optimum preservation of cultural heritage buildings and collections and to provide human comfort.  BS EN 15759-2 helps in improving ventilation by assessing the results of the condition survey, measurements of the air exchange rates, and assessment of the indoor air quality which address the risk of poor ventilation. 

BS EN 15759-2 provides recommendations for ventilation management including design, commissioning, operation, and maintenance of ventilation systems to provide the required indoor air quality.