LoginDiscusses some problems of interpretation of the French regulations concerning domestic ventilation promulgated 24th March 1982. Notes in particular problems connected with natural ventilation.
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Treats the research programme initiated by the Ministry of Research and Technology with the aim of achieving a more rational use of energy in dwellings by air conditioning and ventilation measures.
Describes investigations into the air change rate in dwellings with very air-tight windows carried out by the West German Institute for Water Earth and Air Hygiene under a contract from the Federal Building Ministry.
Describes a simple manual method for providing a rough calculation of the likely energy requirements of a building at an early stage in the project, before the detailed information required by established computer programs can be provided.
Describes air leakage and tracer gas (SF6) measurements made in 42 Scottish houses. Finds that leakage in the "test" (better insulated) houses are on average 10% higher than that in the "control" houses.
Completed studies indicate that emissions from indoor sources, including those from unvented gas appliances, do not cause any undesirable effects in buildings with normal ventilation rates.
Briefly describes the new DIF standard for ventilation plants and the Danish standard DS 447. Discusses the relationship between heating and ventilation. Mentions heat recovery and problems encountered in ventilating swimming halls.
Makes an experimental investigation of the distribution of pressure differences across the walls of a 20-storey student residence building at the University of Ottawa.
Sets out the design and construction of pressure test rigs for use in studying leakage rates of windows and doorways in the Arts building of Sheffield University.
Explains possibilities of saving energy in the area of ventilation.
Uses a simple computer simulation program for the assessment of the thermal performance of award-winning architect-designed houses in the Brisbane area.
Reports a survey on both solar and conventional homes in north-eastern New York State. Finds that houses which are more airtight have 3 times the radon levels of conventional houses.
Describes a system installed in the EKONO office building in Helsinki which allows the amount of CO2 in the exhaust air to control the ventilation rate.
Briefly reviews definitions of airtightness, sources of leakage in buildings and describes the "blower door" method of measuring air leakage.
Describes the installation and use of the Gadzco blower door, as part of a house doctor's program for identifying source of air leakage before retrofitting. Discusses advantages and drawbacks of this particular type of blower door.
Stresses need to introduce sensible energy conservation measures into building and warns against superficially attractive solutions.
Investigates excessive energy consumption in a house mechanical ventilation and heat exchanger. Explains why the house consumes so much energy. Analyses the ventilation system and defines a "coefficient of performance".
Describes two projects concerned with heat recovery in apartment buildings. Measures energy savings during normal operation when heat is recovered from exhaust air by a static flat-plate heat exchanger or by a heat pipe heat exchanger.
Discusses the extension of an infiltration predicting technique to the prediction of inter-room air movements. Air flow through openings is computed from the ASHRAE crack method together with a mass balance in each room.