LoginSummarizes a study reviewing indoor air pollution in housing in Canada.
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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Discusses indoor occupancy factors, including window opening habits, opening of internal doors, time spent indoors and patterns of occupancy, for inhabitants of the United Kingdom.
Examines four pollutants found in significant amounts in biomass smoke: respirable particulates, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde and particulate benzo(a)pyrene, to effect a comparison between tobacco smoke and biomass fuel smoke.
Summarizes the factors affecting air infiltration, with definitions of the terminology used. Discusses minimum and optimum air change rate, and choice of ventilation system. Lists research in Switzerland.
This paper describes the development of a computational air flow modelling technique, and identifies applications within clean room installations.
Provides information for builders, architects and skilled owner-builders in the USA on the basics of using air-to-air heat exchangers in residential settings, including: 1) how heat exchangers work, 2) why and when they are appropriate, 3) how to
This report examines three devices (exhaust fan, air-to-air heat exchanger and exhaust air heat recovery heat pump) which could be used to increase the ventilation rate of a tightly constructed house to a level sufficient to keep indoor air pollut
Describes a procedure for determination of the rate of air leakage through a building's exterior envelope resulting from specified air pressure differences.
A small, personal monitoring study was performed in a subpopulation (14 families) of a case-control study on the relationship between indoor nitrogen dioxide exposure and respiratory diseases of school children.
The influence of indoor nitrogen dioxide exposure on respiratory symptoms of school children was investigated in a case-control study.
Tests were performed in 3 homes for 1) carbon monoxide, 2) nitrogen dioxide, 3) nitric oxide, 4) total hydrocarbons and 5) formaldehyde. Total particulate matter, by a numerical counting method, was also measured in Homes 1 and 2.
An exposure chamber for testing passive dosimeters suitable for measuring indoor air pollutant concentrations has been designed.
Describes wind tunnel experiments on 3-dimensional flow around whole building formations. The pressure distribution on an isolated building with flow over the whole angular range was investigated.
The effect of small aerosol particles and the effect of air cleaning devices on the behaviour of the decay products of radon have been studied. The long term measurements in a one-family house have shown that the behaviour of the decay produc
Describes a method to estimate differences in external pressure values between walls from known mean pressure coefficients on the facades and roof of the building in question and from the determination of wind values on the site and at the same he
A transient simulation method TRATMO with applications to the analysis of the hygrothermal behaviour of timber frame constructions with additional thermal insulation is discussed.
This paper reviews the most recent research on wind loads on low-rise buildings. Novel measurement techniques and methodologies are reviewed, and selected experimental results from various studies are presented.
Sixty five houses in Ontario, Canada, were air tightened with the aid of fan depressurization. The average percentage reduction equivalent leakage area for all houses was 36%. An improvement in comfort was noted.
A booklet for consumers explaining the effects of house-tightening measures on pollutant levels. It also provides a guide to detecting and controlling pollutants commonly found in homes.
Ventilation and infiltration rates were measured in eight office buildings using an automated tracer-gas measurement system.