LoginWhether one considers the issues related to office workers’ well-being and productivity, or the issues from an energy and environmental perspective, there are clear evidences in favor of improving the quality of office built environment.
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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In reaction to the European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), existing and newlylanced standard developments by CEN (European Committee for Standardization) were harmonizedand synchronized, resulting in a set of about 50 standards
Since materials in building structures, and especially those applied to surfaces in largequantities, are permanently exposed to the indoor air, it is crucial to develop anunderstanding to what extent they contribute to indoor air pollution.
Although there is a long history of regulating and controlling outdoor air quality, theindoor environment has generally been neglected, even though it is well understoodthat there are significant sources of pollution in the indoor environment and
Dampness / moisture accumulation into building structures or structural components,or on the surfaces of building materials, may lead to physical, biological or chemicaldeterioration of building materials.
It is recognized that the occurrence of condensation in surfaces inside buildings is amajor cause of indoor pollution with relevant negative effects on human health.Scientific reviews on health effects from dampness and moisture in buildings made
Except skin, the respiratory tract is the only human organ directly affected by (indoor)air. Therefore it is understandable, that all pollutants from the air can evoke anytrouble especially in susceptible people.
Carbon monoxide is a colourless, practically odourless and tasteless gas that is poorlysoluble in water, but it is soluble in alcohol and benzene. It is a product of incompletecombustion of carbon-containing fuels.
Combustion processes are an important source of a range of air pollutants as follows;?? Carbon monoxide (CO),?? Nitrogen dioxide (NO2),?? Sulphur dioxide (SO2),?? Particulates and associated inorganic and organic chemicals,?? Organic vapours e.g.
In the last decades, research on the causes of cardiovascular disease has made greatprogress.
The European Respiratory Society (ERS) www.ersnet.org is a not-for profit,international medical organisation with over 8,000 members from 100 countries.
Pathogens, or in this case better to say, infectious agents are ubiquitous.
The focus of the JRC strategy for the E&H area is on how to optimally integrateenvironment and health information on a common platform (the EuropeanEnvironment and Health Information System) and to develop methodologies toanalyse and unveil ca
DefinitionsHealth is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merelythe absence of decease or infirmity (WHO 1948). The effects of interest indoorstherefore include both adverse effects and changes of well-being.
In the Sixth Environment Action Programme the European Commission'scommitment to provide "an environment where the level of pollution does not giverise to harmful effects on human health and the environment", is clearly stated.The European Commiss
The working group of the Global Update of WHO Guidelines for Air Qualityrecommended development of guidelines specific to indoor air, accounting for theglobal burden of disease associated especially with unvented indoor combustion ofsolid fuels an
In the European Union lung cancer death is the most common cause (circa 20%) oftotal cancer deaths. For 2006 it is estimated that 236,000 lung cancer deaths occurredin the EU 25 with the majority of these being due to active cigarette smoking.
European citizens want to live longer, healthier, in an environment of low involuntaryrisks, and at an affordable cost.
The key indoor air exposures leading to cancer and severe cardiovascularconsequences are radon, certain volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and incompletecombustion generated particulate matter (PM and PAHs) and carbon monoxide.
COPD is a chronic respiratory disorder responsible for a major burden to the societyworldwide.