LoginIn order to demonstrate conformity with the current Building Regulations, many house builders are incorporating sumps beneath the ground floor construction of houses within the designated Radon Affected Areas.
15th AIVC Conference - Buxton, UK - 27-30 September 1994
The 15th AIVC Conference - The Role of Ventilation, was held in Buxton, UK, 27-30 September 1994.
Contains 75 papers.
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Ventilation and air conditioning systems mainly use fossile primary energies as gas, oil and coal for the heating and cooling processes.
A possible alternative to mechanical extract ventilation for kitchens and bathrooms is passive stack ventilation (PSV). BRE has carried out work on this type of system in a test house under controlled conditions.
This paper presents the results of a monitoring programme on a medium sized educational building which has had the external walls re-clad.
In the UK the increased use of natural ventilation in buildings is being encouraged, particularly during hot weather as an alternative to air conditioning or mechanical ventilation.
The present case study refers to a larger office building in Sweden. The employees in this building, which was built in 1982, began to complain about the indoor environment around 1985-86.
A Test House at EA Technology, Capenhurst, has been refurbished to provide a ventilation test facility.
Two-zones model for predicting passive stack ventilation in multi-storey dwellings. | 1994 | English
Proper dimensioning of natural ventilation system for multi-storey buildings is a critical matter, because the air flow rate depends on many parameters as outdoor temperature, wind, distribution of air inlets and envelope air leakage, characterist
lnadequate ventilation is often cited as the cause of unhealthy air quality within office buildings, whilst excessive ventilation is similarly assumed to be the cause of discomfort and energy waste.
The aim of this study was to unravel the occupational exposure to radon among underground workers. The possibility for radon mitigation by improving ventilation or by sealing was also investigated.
The fan and the ductnetwork is designed for 100% ventilation rate. Because the fan energy is the main important energy consumption in systems all over the year it is worthwhile to control the systems correctly.
The adequate ventilation of houses is essential for both the occupants and the building fabric. As air-tightness standards increase, background infiltration levels decrease and extra ventilation has to be designed into the building.
Investigation of ventilation conditions in naturally ventilated single family houses. | 1994 | English
The reason for the present project is the need for more reliable information about the actual ventilation conditions in naturally ventilated, detached houses.
Ventilation concept, indoor air quality and measurement results in the "Passivhaus Kranichstein". | 1994 | English
The "Passivhaus Darmstadt-Kranichstein" is a 4 unit terrace house with an extremely low total annual energy consumption of less than 32 kWh/m² of living area, thereof about 12 kWh are needed for room heating /Feist 1994/.
A measurement system is described to record the movement in a room of neutral density balloons or bubbles, and thus the movement of air in that room.
Role and tasks of ventilation in modern buildings: a case study for Silesian dwelling houses. | 1994 | English
The paper presents some selected results of evaluation of improvement effectiveness of thermal insulation and tightness of multifamily dwelling houses located in the region of Silesia.