LoginOn average, a higher educational student spends 3-8 years inside an institutional building during their studies, where they tend to stay with large groups of students in confined environments for longer durations.
41st AIVC/ASHRAE IAQ- 9th TightVent - 7th venticool Conference - Athens, Greece - 4-6 May 2022
The conference "IAQ 2020: Indoor Environmental Quality Performance Approaches Transitioning from IAQ to IEQ”, organized by ASHRAE and AIVC, was held in Athens, Greece on 4-6 May 2022. The conference was also the 41st AIVC - 9th TightVent & 7th venticool conference. This collection contains 110 conference papers and 16 extended abstracts.
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Assessment of Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) in Air-Conditioned Lecture Halls of the Institutional Buildings: A Case Study for Sri Lanka | 2023 | English | 8 pp
The Effects of Environment and Living Behavior on Learning Efficiency in Educational Settings | 2023 | English | 6 pp
In recent years, emphasis has been placed on improving workplace productivity. Workplace productivity is defined as “results of workplace activities for investment”.
IAQ Aspects of Daycare Centers: A Systematic Review of Exposure to Particular Matter | 2023 | English | 8 pp
When an infant is born, he or she begins independently breathing for the first time, meaning that immediately his or her lungs start becoming a principal interface between the outside air and the organism being considerably and
Ammonia Removal Performance of Desiccant Wheel in a Clean Air Heat Pump (CAHP) | 2023 | English | 6 pp
Clean air heat pump (CAHP) is a new technology that combines air cleaning with hygro-thermal control of ventilation air. In CAHP, a regenerative desiccant wheel is used for moisture control and air cleaning.
Determining Cooling Loads in Health Care Clinical Spaces Using Historical Data | 2023 | English | 5 pp
As more buildings are connected to cloud-based large data systems, there is an opportunity to learn from the data.
Health Canada’s Indoor Air Program: Risk Assessment and Research to Support Standards Development | 2023 | English | 7 pp
Health Canada, a science-based organization, is the Government of Canada’s federal department responsible for maintaining and improving the health of Canadians.
Ventilation Effectiveness of Alternating Façade-integrated Ventilation Devices in a Dwelling | 2023 | English | 11 pp
Ventilation systems are designed based on the air flow volume required to ventilate the room, the same applies to façade-integrated ventilation devices operating in alternating mode, also referred to as push-pull devices.
Implementation of a Predictive Control for an All-air Ventilation System in an Educational Building | 2023 | English | 8 pp
In school and office buildings, the ventilation system has a large contribution to the total energy use.
Experimental Measurements of Particles and CO2 Exhaled by a Manikin in a Hospital Room | 2023 | English | 7 pp
The relation between the concentration and particle size of the human breathing and the way in which these particles are dispersed in hospital indoor environments are studied in this research.
Suitability of Low-Cost Particulate Matter Sensors for Measurements in Ventilation Systems | 2023 | English | 10 pp
Particulate matter (PM) is one of the most critical pollutants affecting indoor air quality (IAQ). Hence, reducing the exposure of occupants to indoor PM pollution is critical.
Moisture Control in Indoor Environments: When Hygric Inertia May Contribute to Deliver Better Comfort Conditions | 2023 | English | 9 pp
The importance of moisture control in indoor environments is increasingly recognized Air humidity affects buman bealth and comfort, and it is also connected to the durability of several building components and to energy efficien
Implementation of a User Feedback System and its Impact on User Satisfaction and Energy Demand | 2023 | English | 8 pp
This paper focuses on a thermal simulation model of office rooms and experiments necessary to adequately estimate the required model parameters. For this, we investigated step responses for different parameters, e.g.
Data from mechanical extract ventilation units of Renson Ventilation nv installed in Belgium is utilized to detect space occupancy through machine learning.
Experimental Quantification of Air Volume Flow by Natural Ventilation through Window Opening | 2023 | English | 9 pp
In this paper, a new mathematical model was developed experimentally to quantify the air volume flow by natural ventilation through window tilt opening.
The Influence of Balconies on the Indoor Environmental Conditions of Dwellings | 2023 | English | 8 pp
The balcony is defined as an in-between architectural element that has the ability to intermediate the indoor and the outdoor environmental conditions. Through history, distinct balcony solutions have been used to improve the in
As the industry shifts focus from indoor air quality (IAQ) to indoor environmental quality (IEQ), the need arises for its field consultants and inspectors to meet the demands of assessment, evaluation and control, particularly in established build
Exterior and Total Envelope Leakage of New U.S. Low-Rise Multifamily Buildings | 2023 | English | 13 pp
Envelope air leakage testing of new residential buildings is becoming more common in the United States as state energy codes and energy efficiency programs add testing requirements.
Design and Preliminary Test of a Heat Pump-driven Liquid Desiccant System for a Residential Building | 2023 | English | 7 pp
The purpose of this study is to suggest a heat pump-driven liquid desiccant (HPLD) air conditioning system for a residential building and preliminarily evaluate the cooling performance of the suggested system.
Automated Fault Detection Strategy on Virtual In-situ Calibration Building Energy System: Partition of Calibration Domain | 2023 | English | 9 pp
Sensor errors have an important impact on the operation, control, and detection of building energy systems. Correct and reliable sensors can effectively reduce the energy consumption of building energy systems.
Assessment Of The Performance Of Hybrid Ventilation System: Case Study Of A Multi-family Building In France | 2023 | English | 8 pp
By using natural driving forces, hybrid ventilation systems reduce fan energy consumption in buildings.