LoginThe amount of air infiltration in a building, for given weather data, depends on the leakage and its distribution on the building envelope.
Bibliographic database 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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Reviews literature on indoor air quality in housing, nature of contaminants and their sources, health effects, standards and guidelines, impact of air sealing on indoor air quality, sources of uncontrolled air leakage, airtightness and natural ven
In newly built well insulated houses, a wind of 4 m/s will produce an air change rate of almost 0.3 h-1. However it is considered necessary to obtain air change rates of 0.7 h-1.
An indoor/outdoor monitoring study was conducted during January to March 1982 in Waterbury, Vermont.
A study to assess personal exposure to respirable particles was conducted during January to March 1982 in Waterbury, Vermont. 48 non-smoking volunteers carried Harvard/EPRI personal samplers every other day for two weeks.
The text of a paper on ventilation equipment and systems for existing air-tight houses, presented at the Bouwcentrum/Vakinfo one-day conference, Rotterdam, November 1, 1984. Treats the application of 1.
Discusses the findings of a nationwide radon survey carried out in W. German houses. The average radon concentration in 6000 houses is 40 Bqm/m3.
Summarizes the main results of the seminar: 1 interdisciplinary collaboration is necessary, 2 a direct and intensive publicity campaign is needed to influence occupant behaviour, 3 an air change rate between 0.5 and 1 per hour (in relation to the
This study investigates the structure and availability of ventilation systems in domestic housing. A measurement programme of natural ventilation efficiency was carried out and evaluated. Mechanical ventilation systems were compared.
Various ventilation systems have been examined in unoccupied test houses under natural climatic conditions.
Three blocks of flats on the outskirts of Worms were equipped with a mechanical ventilation system with heat recovery, a mechanical ventilation system, and stack assisted natural ventilation, respectively.
Measurements were carried out on the heating and airing habits of the occupants of several flats. 9 flats in a 6 storey building in Berlin, using various ventilation systems were studied. Two of the flats also had an air heating system.
In this demonstration project the energy consumption, temperature and humidity curves, and occupancy behaviour are measured, registered and evaluated in 8flats with air infiltration and ventilation as stated in VDI 2088 in thecentre of a block.
Energy conservation in dwellings has been realized mainly by tight windows and by improving heat insulation. Increasing damage to the building fabric by humidity and mould has been noticed.
The increasing number of heat recovery devices in ventilation systems for residential buildings leads to the necessity for a standard test procedure. In this paper the main examination criteria are stated.
Describes a series of tests carried out in two interconnected environmental chambers, to determine the accuracy of airflows calculated from tracer gas measurements using a new rapid sampling system.
Indoor air quality research in Canada is outlined. 17 indicators are being considered in drawing up air quality criteria and guidelines for residential application.
The theoretical background, admittance measurements and experimental work on interstitial condensation in lightweight roofs caused by air leakages is discussed.
Sets out the mathematical techniques for determining 1 the most likely position of the condensation plane, 2 the limiting humidity at a given room temperature, below which condensation will not accumulate within the structure, 3 the rate at which
Describes in detail a computer-based technique for predicting the risk of condensation occurring in building structures.