Airbase

AIRBASE is the Bibliographic Database of the AIVC. It contains publications and abstracts of articles related to energy efficient ventilation. Where possible, sufficient detail is supplied in the bibliographic details for users to trace and order the material via their own libraries. Topics include: ventilation strategies, design and retrofit methods, calculation techniques, standards and regulations, measurement methods, indoor air quality and energy implications etc. Entries are based on articles and reports published in journals, internal publications and research reports, produced both by university departments and by building research institutions throughout the world. AIRBASE has grown and evolved over many years (1979 to present day, over 22000 references and 16000 documents available online). For most of the references, the full document is also available online.

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Defines types of condensation occurring in houses and describes practical ways for the householder to control surface and concealed condensation.
Sawers J W
Describes a 2 year study sponsored by EPRI to ivestigate relationships between energy use, air infiltration and indoor air quality. Uses 2 bi-level, detached houses, identical in design and wind exposure.
Nagda N.L. Harrje D.T. Koontz M.D. Purcell G.G.
Describes a calibration technique to relate the air flow rate through a blower door to the fan speed and pressure difference across the door.
Persily A.K.
Examines the sensitivity of the predicted air infiltration rate to measured building air tightness data and the wind exposure index determined from site inspection.
Bassett M.R.
Examines the behaviour of buildings with regard to ventilation and air leakage. Calculation of the air leakage of a building involves application of well known and accepted relationships concerning hydrodynamics and aerodynamics.
Nylund P.O.
A spunbonded polyolefin air infiltration barrier (AIB) was installed immediately beneath the siding of a 5 year old ranch-style house.
Luebs D.F. Weimar R.D.
Describes the CO2-controlled ventilation system of the energy efficient EKONO II office building in Helsinki.
Kuusela L.
Presents a simplified method for estimating heat consumption in buildings. The basis of the method are presented, along with an example of how to apply it.
Kallblad K., Adamson B.
For the transient analysis of the thermal and moisture conditions in multilayer constructions a numerical algorithm and a computer program based on the Crank-Nicholson method and quasi linearisation are formulated.
Kohonen R.
A database on the airtightness performance of houses built according to current construction practices (1980 to 82) was established, province by province, across Canada.
Sulatisky M.
The amount of outdoor air supply required in rooms were no one was smoking and only body odour was pesented was investigated using a climate chamer, under clean room conditions.
Minamino O., Fujii S., Shimizu N.
Provides the results of tests into tracer gas concentration decay carried out in 15 Belgian apartments (Concours CHT) in 1982 to determine the rates of air infiltration.
Ninane P.
A report from the research and development programme Domestic Ventilation is presented.
Werner H.
Notes the considerable savings in heating energy that could be made if ventilation rates could be modulated so that only the requirements of the actual number of occupants was supplied.
Lyons M P.
Methods discussed include ventilation, excess foam removal and sealing accessible gaps.
Cockram A H., Arnold P J..
Treats the causes of deterioration in buildings, thermal bridges, the indoor climate, data for the design and execution of buildings and living conditions in rooms.
Belgium. Centre Scientifique et Technique de la Construction
Describes measurements made in a real factory building and comparisons with the scale model tests presented in the previous report.
Nishioka T.
One option of reducing residential energy consumption is to improve air tightness but adequate ventilation must be provided for health reasons.
Krzaniak M S.

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