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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This paper presents an overview of crowd simulation models, their limitations, and an alternative agentbased approch.
Nuria Pelechano and Ali Malkawi
This paper presents the development of a computer model of an academic building using the EnergyPlus program and its calibration with monitored data.
Danielle Monfet, Radu Zmeureanu, Roland Charneux and Nicolas Lemire
In this paper, three typical cities (Shanghai, Changsha and Chongqing) in the hot summer and cold winter climate zone of China was selected to study and the energy consumption of a model building in these three locations was simulated by eQuest so
Dongming Xie, Guoqiang Zhang, Jin Zhou, Quan Zhang
Natural ventilation airflow rate is generally calculated using indoor and outdoor temperature difference without consideration of heat balance based on the vertical air temperature distribution in simple analytical method.
Song Pan, Harunori Yoshida, Mingjie Zheng
The subway station is a special location with very dense crowd. Because subway station situates in underground, people can not evacuate to ground easily. Once a fire occurs in subway station, it is very dangerous for people to stay in it.
W. Zhong , H.B.Wang, W. Peng
An energy management system (EMS) is a dedicated computer that can be programmed to control all of a building’s energy-related systems, including heating, cooling, ventilation, hot water, interior lighting, exterior lighting, on-site power generat
Peter G. Ellis, Paul A. Torcellini, Drury B. Crawley
This paper provides an overview of Daylight1-2-3, a new daylighting/energy analysis software for design professionals and architectural students with an interest in daylighting and sustainable design, but no required previous knowledge of either d
Christoph Reinhart, Denis Bourgeois, François Dubrous, Aziz Laouadi, Phylroy Lopez, Octavian Stelescu
In case contaminants are found in an aircraft cabin, it is useful to identify the contaminant source location and strength.
Tengfei Zhang, Qingyan (Yan) Chen
Energy consumption by residential sector of 20 Japanese cities was modeled at the city-scale. In the model, households were classified into 228 categories based on the family and building type.
Ayako TANIGUCHI, Yoshiyuki SHIMODA, Takahiro ASAHI, Yukio YAMAGUCHI, Minoru MIZUNO
This paper deals with a common moisture problem in Swedish houses – the occurrence of high moisture levels in attics, and with a remedy proposed by building authorities – the ventilation of attic by outdoor air.
Angela Sasic Kalagasidis
Significant progress has been made in the area of common data exchange in the building industry with the development of information technology. Currently, the Industry Foundation Class (IFC) and Green Building XML (gbXML) are two prevalent informa
B. Dong, K. P. Lam, Y. C. Huang, G.M. Dobbs
There is an increasing demand for energy efficient and environment-friendly buildings with a high  thermal comfort.
Fadi CHLELA, Ahmad HUSAUNNDEE, Peter RIEDERER and Christian INARD
This article presents a simulation study comparing the thermal interior comfort performance, the energy consumption and the efficiency of (i) nighttime ventilation concepts considering varying air change rates, (ii) three thermo-active building sy
Doreen Kalz, Jens Pfafferott, Florian Kagerer
This paper aims to analyze an office building energy performance at Rio de Janeiro. Electrical power consumption profile of a building, resulting from a simulation using building energy-use simulation software, is obtained during a typical year an
J.C.R. Aguiar, F.S. Midão, V.G. Almeida, A.N. Vallim, M.M.Q. Carvalho
Participants in building simulation supported projects are diverse (e.g. design teams, clients, project managers and simulation practitioners) and often geographically dispersed.
Prazeres L, Clarke J A, Hand J and Kim J
This paper explores effective means to opt for the optimum design solutions of commercial buildings through developing a Based-Simulation Design Support System (BSDSS).
Mohamed Kassab and Tang Lee
A performace assessment study has been performed on the application of Stirling engine (SE) and Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) residential cogeneration systems in single family detached houses in Canada. Detailed mathematical component models, calib
Hajo Ribberink, Denis Bourgeois, Ian Beausoleil-Morrison, Alex Ferguson
Building performance simulation (BPS) is a powerful technique to predict the performance of a design proposal. It is extensively used towards the end of the design process to, for example, prove code compliance.
Christian Struck and Jan Hensen
In Portugal, the external thermal insulation systems (ETIS) are nowadays a current technical solution in residential buildings, contrasting with the rarely used internal thermal insulation systems (ITIS). In this paper, a quantitative analysis on
Tiago M. D. Ferreira, M. Helena P. Corvacho
While people need to know tomorrow’s weather to decide suitable activities and precautions, so do the “intelligent” building management systems.
Yi Zhang, Vic I. Hanby

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