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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 most dominant moisture-related problem in building materials is probably mold growth. It occurs as a result of relatively high moisture concentrations.
The purpose of this study is to gain insight into the process of heating a room with a low-temperature radiant heating system and solar energy, considering energy conversion and heat transfer steps in the building (where heat is required), in the
This paper documents work that follows on from a previous study [Morbitzer et al 2001] on the implementation of a simulation-tool into an architectural practice at outline design stage.
The EnergyPlus building energy simulation software has been tested using the IEA HVAC BESTEST E100-E200 series of tests.
Condensation and mold problems have been identified as one of the severest IAQ problems in Japan.
First world building design using third world experiences and advanced technologies | 2003 | English
A holistic approach to the design and procurement of a project should result in a building, which can become uniquely embedded in its natural, social and economic environments, like a living system. In a strange way my African experience has lead
This paper demonstrates one step forward in the development of virtual laboratories that can be used for the development and test of HVAC control systems. While predefined parameters are used for standard tests, individual tests of c
A comfortable indoor climate environment is necessary for modern buildings and therefore the Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) systems are widely used.
This paper explores the integration of an algorithm for the simulation of ground-source heat pump systems into a whole-building energy analysis program. GS2000™ is a software program released in 1995 for the sizing of ground source heat pump groun
A good tuning between building and installations plays a major role in achieving energy savings and a high quality of the indoor climate.
In the summer of 2002, measurements were simultaneously performed to investigate the characteristics of heat flow in urban areas at three locations in Kyoto city: 1) a commercial urban area mixed with low-rise traditional residential b
In this paper, we present a new simulation program, TEKLA, for estimating energy use of residential buildings according to the European standard, EN832. The simulation program is written in MATLAB 6.2.
This paper presents a simulation of a hybrid ground source heat pump system, performed using a new graphical user interface for HVACSIM+.
Within the framework of energy management in a tertiary building, it is necessary to evaluate the possibilities of cold energy storage.
In recent years major advances have been made in the development of computational tools for architects to facilitate building performance evaluation.
The integration of building Energy Simulation (ES) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) programs eliminates many assumptions employed in the separate simulations, resulting in more accurate predictions of building performance.
This paper is about new features which where added to TRNSYS15 (Beckman, 2000) to improve its capabilities. For system simulations with TRNSYS15 now 6 new component libraries are available.
Interoperable software makes it possible to seamlessly exchange data among different compliant applications.
With the current enhancements moisture engineering analysis of building envelope structures becomes a critical design element.