LoginStates that the layout of the production line in any clean rooms is likely to change in accordance with the production process, and that this poses a problem for post clean room maintenance.
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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Short analysis of possible retrofitting operations on the building envelope and on the heating system to save energy.
States that condensation on windows is a major issue for building owners and managers.
Explains how natural ventilation can improve the environment for workers in industrial buildings as well as those in offices.
Outlines a project to promote greater consideration of indoor air quality during building design.
Explores the complexities of guidance for the ventilation of hygiene systems. The UK Health & Safety Executive estimates that 30 to 50% of refurbished buildings cause some form of sick building syndrome.
Second article in this series. Describes a second type of system that supplies 100% outdoor air, and is projected to save significant energy over standard HVAC.
Describes a case of an elementary school which suffers indoor air quality problems as a result of the application of hot coal-tar to the roof, causing major health concerns.
Two detached houses situated on a hill, a slab-on-grade and a basement building, were used to assess factors that affect the rate of radon entry.
Assessment of velocity fields in the vicinity of rectangular exhaust hood openings. | 2001 | English
Presents new empirical formulae for the prediction of the air velocity in front of rectangular (slot) openings. Infers the equations from an experimental study of a common type of local exhaust opening.
Part 1 of this feature discussed the particular moisture and air quality related problems of midrise housing, and took a close look at two cases.
Describes how a new aerosol spray technology can allow weatherization crews to seal even tiny duct leaks in places that are difficult to reach using conventional methods.
Describes the energy efficient retrofit of a residential building following a home performance assessment.
Describes a new starter home designed to be climate-specifically energy efficient for the suburbs of Houston, Texas, USA.
States that with the ill effects of poor indoor air quality often in the news these days, it pays to design and build a house that is healthy from the start.
Cohousing communities balance the traditional advantages of home ownership with the benefits of shared common facilities and ongoing connections wit neighbours.
Details a NIOSH (US National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health) investigation of a school whose occupants suffered from allergic symptoms.
Describes a project which attempted to match simulated and measured tracer gas test results and to determine how much effort is necessary to produce sufficiently accurate results.
The first article described the second skin facade in relation to other types of facade such as the modern single-shell glass facade (curtain wall) and the climate-control facade. Various versions of the second skin facade were also discussed.
The double facade is an extra skin around the building giving a cavity between the inner and outer facade. This cavity can be used for the control of the indoor climate.