Wind
In its broadest sense, the term 'wind' refers to the large scale flow of gases, most commonly used in relation to the movement of air across the Earth's surface. In the construction industry, wind might be referred to in relation to:
- Air quality.
- Air-tightness.
- Air turbulence.
- Climate.
- Computational fluid dynamics.
- Convection.
- Draughts.
- Hurricane.
- Uplift force.
- Ventilation.
- Weather.
- Wind adjacent to tall buildings.
- Wind comfort simulation.
- Wind energy.
- Wind farm.
- Wind load.
- Wind rose.
- Wind tunnel.
- Wind turbine.
- Tropical cyclone.
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