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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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The first and only national norm for residential ventilation in the United States is Standard 62.2-2004 published by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).
Airflow rates were measured in one hundred and two newly built single-family houses during 2002-2004. Of the measured houses, 10 % used natural ventilation, 28 % used mechanical exhaust and 61 % used mechanical supply and exhaust.
The study aims at quantifying the impact of the retrofit of ventilation systems from the energy, IAQ (Indoor Air Quality) and health perspective.
This study focuses on the correlation between the airtightness of a building envelope and the average infiltration and energy consumption of a typical modern Finnish detached house.
In this paper we give an overview of the ways occupants use ventilation systems and describe the results of interviews conducted in households equipped with balanced ventilation.
Air pressure conditions in typical Finnish residences are analyzed using data from fieldmeasurements and computer simulations. Field measurements were conducted in a two-storeydetached house and in a five-storey apartment building.
Food odor dispersion from residential unit to core is one of problems in high-rise residentialbuilding.
Improving ventilation performance both for energy and IAQ creates a trend of installing moreheat recovery supply and exhaust systems in new buildings and controlling better the airflows.Many studies have shown the impact of improved ventilation sy
In Finland 12 apartment buildings were investigated as a part of European project HOPE.
Ventilation system is being recommended as an effective tool to improve indoor air quality(IAQ) in apartment houses. Recently, in Korea, apartment house suppliers are required by lawto establish ventilation systems in apartment houses.
This paper describes steady-state energy and exergy analyses on an instantaneous and on adaily basis for dwelling ventilation systems and domestic hot water DHW production systems.
For the approximation of the internal loads of humidity, too high values are often chosen inSwiss low energy houses. Later on in reality, the occupation and the presence in the dwellingsare significantly lower.
The present communication forms part of the conclusions to emerge from the research project-Development of a methodology for the estimation of ventilation efficiency in residentialhouses- financed jointly by the Spanish Ministry of Education and S
This study discusses the empirical validation of a multi-zone infiltration model of an existing two-storey detached house in the cold Finnish climate.
Regular air tightness and infiltration measurements were performed in forty houses, in the area of Attica, Greece. Two measurement methods were used, the tracer gas decay method and the Blower Door tests method.
Ventilation is an effective method of introducing air into and moving air through buildings to achieve indoor air quality that is comparable to outdoor air quality.
In a modern office environment, balance is sought between working as individuals and the interaction between employees.
The Single Coil Twin Fan (SCTF) system is a newly developed air-conditioning and air distribution system that aims to deliver enhanced IAQ as well as save energy.
For the prototype of the local air conditioning of the working places named PERMICS(Personal Microclimate System) the air velocity and turbulence intensity at horizontal air inlets were analyzed. The velocity field was visualized with smoke.