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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 authors used data from the Children's Respiratory Study in Tuscon, Arizona, USA to study the relationship between home environment and lower respiratory tract illness in infants. Health babies were recruited at birth.
In order to examine the possible effects of humidifier use on asthma control, a randomised controlled study was performed.
The effectiveness of in-room air filtration systems was experimentally evaluated, specifically portable air filters (PAFs) and ceiling-mounted air filters, in conjunction with dilution ventilation, in order to control TB exposure in high-risk envi
Regression techniques were used to assess the associations between environmental factors and work-related health conditions. The study used environmental and health data for 2435 persons in 80 offices.
Describes the California Healthy Building Study, which attempted to assess the relationship between ventilation system type and employee symptoms.
Environmental conditions, sick building syndrome symptoms, job satisfaction, job stress, and occupational and personal information were assess by questionnaire of 4479 employees from 27 air conditioned offices, and indoor air quality measurements
A group of 638 children was studied at 3 and 18 months to assess the development of symptoms possibly related to allergy or other types of hypersensitivity. Logistic regression techniques were used in the analysis.
A newly built nursing home was analysed to establish why there had been a significantly lower attack rate in this building during a type A influenza epidemic.
The outdoor air supply was manipulated over a period of six week in two mechanically ventilated offices in Montreal, and symptoms and environmental parameters noted.
Assessment of fungal (penicillium chrysogenum) growth on three HVAC duct materials. | 1996 | English
Describes how laboratory experiments were conducted to assess the susceptibility of three types of ventilation duct materials to fungal growth. They were fibrous glass ductboard, galvanized steel, and insulated flexible duct.
Analyses possible biocontamination of fibreglass duct materials used for thermal insulation and noise control in both residential and commercial heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, in the light of concerns about the safety of their
The emission rate of VOCs and aldehydes from materials typically found in ventilation ducts was measured.
Mycological investigations were performed on a modern multistorey office building in the southeastern coastal US. Extensive colonization was found in the air handling units and fibreglass duct liner of the HVAC system.
Coughing, throat irritation, shortness of breath and disorientation were experienced by employees of a communications firm, resulting in building evacuation. Describes how a multidisciplinary team analysed the source of the problem.
A survey was carried out in 16 libraries in Modena University (Northern Italy) to assess the indoor exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds.
Summarises research into the use and application of heat pumps in ventilation heat recovery systems. Discusses types of heat pumps, residential ventilation systems incorporating heat pumps and non-residential heat pump ventilation systems.