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Klimaluft

English translation: conditioned air

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German term or phrase:Klimaluft
English translation:conditioned air
Entered by: Rowan Morrell

10:52 May 22, 2014
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Environment & Ecology / Air Consumption in Buildings
German term or phrase: Klimaluft
"Die folgenden Zahlen zeigen, dass die Zielsetzungen „Green building“ und „Nachhaltigkeit von Gebäuden“
durchaus einen zusätzlichen Fokus auf die Klima- und Lüftungstechnik rechtfertigen:
• Etwa 25.000 Gebäude verfügen in Deutschland über (mindestens) eine Klima- bzw. Lüftungsanlage.
• In Summe sind ca. 400.000 Klima- und Lüftungsanlagen installiert.
• Die Flächen dieser klimatisierten Gebäude summieren sich auf ca. 350 Mio. Quadratmeter.
• Die Klima- bzw. Lüftungskosten betragen in Summe ca. 6 Mrd. Euro.
• Die Erwärmung, Kühlung und Bewegung der Klimaluft erzeugt in Deutschland einen jährlichen CO2-Ausstoß von ca. 18 Mio. Tonnen."

From a text about reducing air consumption in buildings. I can't find a translation for "Klimaluft" anywhere. I suppose it's air that comes out of air conditioners, but what do you actually call that? Circulated air or something? TIA for your assistance.
Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
Local time: 07:38
air-conditioned air
Explanation:
Or I would describe it as "the heating, cooling and circulation of air by air conditioners".

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Note added at 19 mins (2014-05-22 11:11:59 GMT)
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as in: the heating, cooling and circulation of air by air conditioners produces 18 million tons of CO2.

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Note added at 20 mins (2014-05-22 11:12:49 GMT)
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as in: The heating, cooling and circulation of air by air conditioners produces 18 million tons of CO2.
Selected response from:

Berit Kostka, PhD
Türkiye
Local time: 22:38
Grading comment
Thanks Berit and all the peer graders. Based on some of their comments, I have gone with "conditioned air". But thanks also to the others who offered suggestions - appreciate everyone's help.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +9air-conditioned air
Berit Kostka, PhD
3ventilation air
Per-Erik Nordström
3climatised air
Yorkshireman


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
ventilation air


Explanation:
Reasonably all types of ventilation, not just 'conditioned' air.

Per-Erik Nordström
Sweden
Local time: 21:38
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +9
air-conditioned air


Explanation:
Or I would describe it as "the heating, cooling and circulation of air by air conditioners".

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Note added at 19 mins (2014-05-22 11:11:59 GMT)
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as in: the heating, cooling and circulation of air by air conditioners produces 18 million tons of CO2.

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Note added at 20 mins (2014-05-22 11:12:49 GMT)
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as in: The heating, cooling and circulation of air by air conditioners produces 18 million tons of CO2.

Berit Kostka, PhD
Türkiye
Local time: 22:38
Does not meet criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks Berit and all the peer graders. Based on some of their comments, I have gone with "conditioned air". But thanks also to the others who offered suggestions - appreciate everyone's help.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Martin, MA: "conditioned air" alone would suffice
11 mins
  -> Thank you Michael :o)
agree  Mandelik
15 mins
  -> Thank you :o)
agree  Steffen Walter: with Michael
23 mins
  -> Thanks a lot Steffen :o)
agree  Coqueiro: with Michael
32 mins
  -> Thanks Coqueiro :o)
agree  Ivan Nieves: with Michael as well! :)
44 mins
  -> Thanks Ivan :o)
agree  Ramey Rieger (X)
5 hrs
  -> Thanks Ramey :o)
agree  Armorel Young
8 hrs
  -> Thank you Armorel :o)
agree  billcorno (X): As a Klimaanlage is an air-conditioner, I would think Klimaluft is air-conditioned air.
9 hrs
  -> Thank you :o)
agree  Edith Kelly
19 hrs
  -> Thanks Edith :o)
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
climatised air


Explanation:
http://www.troxhesco.ch/ch_en/products/slot_diffusers/sc/ind...

Admittedly, a Swiss company, but their English is sometimes as precise as their watches :-)

From a site on mushroom growing:
The climate unit introduces a certain volume of climatised air into the growing room.

UKTI - UK Trade and Investment: http://tinyurl.com/nmaxsc3

Production and distribution of electricity, gas, heat and climatised air


Yorkshireman
Germany
Local time: 21:38
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