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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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The proceedings of the first AIVC Conference are divided into five sessions: Alternative measurement procedures; Automatic monitoring using tracer gas techniques; Pressurization test methods; Correlation of tracer gas and pressurization measuremen
Describes investigations in California with a mobile laboratory designed specifically for studies of indoor air quality and energy use in buildings before and after energy conservation retrofits and in new buildings incorporating energy-efficient
Presents infiltration model whose input is: 1) air leakage under fan pressurisation and 2) natural indoor/outdoor pressure differences. Output is the house's natural infiltration rate.
Describes how a family of simulated neutral atmospheric surface layers was used to determine the response of the wind loads on a building model, as well as the associated flowfield near it, to variations in the characteristics of these 'test bound
Discusses ways of increasing accuracy and thoroughness of energy audits of buildings by use of specialized instruments and improved audit techniques. States air infiltration measurements are key item in audit procedure.
Describes background to natural radiation in building materials and particular aspects of radium decay which produces radon. Notes human lung capacity to absorb airborne particles and associated health risks.
Suggests methods of conserving energy in new houses. Gives detailed instructions for installing vapour barrier; constructing double stud wall, insulating walls and windows.
Reports on a project to assess the air infiltration performance of new residential windows and compare field test results with anticipated performance.
Examines the influence of air movement on the thermal performance of the building envelope by identifying and discussing the mechanisms of 8 distinctive air movement paths. These are; convection from interior air to interior surface ; convecti
Considers the rate of natural ventilation required in a room to maintain a healthy concentration of oxygen given the efficient sealing of windows against draughts.
Gives preliminary report of a study of natural ventilation and energy consumption in low-cost housing.
Reports measurements of natural ventilation and leakage rates in two test rooms in a university building. Describes rooms and instrumentation. Gives results of pressurization tests with windows closed but not sealed, sealed, and weatherstripped.
Reports study to investigate the possibilities of purifying air from formaldehyde by using a filter that brings the air into contact with an adsorbent substance.
Unopenable, fixed windows have been widely used in high-rise buildings in Japan, but the energy crisis has forced a reconsideration of the merits of natural ventilation with openable windows.