LoginDescribes the results of the experimental evaluaton of two precast concrete sandwich panels.
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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Refers to the Office Illness Project from northern Sweden which showed that female gender, asthma/rhinitis, high psychosocial workload, visual display terminal and paperwork were related to an increased prevalence of facial skin symptoms.
Studies the relationship between sick building syndrome symptoms and both personal and environmental factors in 225 female hospital workers in eight hospitals in the south of Sweden.
Describes a study which aimed to quantify health symptom reports in four 'non-problem' buildings.
Attempts to examine the relationship between ventilation rate and sick building syndrome symptoms.
Describes a cross sectional study carried out on 2678 employees in 41 office buildings in March 1991 aimed at examining the role of sick building syndrome symptoms.
Describes a study carried out one year before and one year after a move from a naturally ventilated building to an artificially ventilated one by 167 clerical workers.
Explores possible relations between symptoms of asthma, building characteristics and indoor concentration of volatile organic compounds in residential buildings. 88 persons from middle Sweden were studied.
Indoor aeromycota in relation to residential characteristics and allergic symptoms. | 1995 | English
Describes a study of indoor aeromycota in 15 homes in Canada. Significant differences in airborne spore concentrations were found in the different types of room.
Describes how new and used cellulosic air filters for HVAC systems including those treated with antimicrobials were suspended in vessels with a range of relative humidities, and containing non-sterile potting soil to stimulate fungal growth.
Field tests were carried out in two flat ceiling, residential attics at a dedicated test site over a two year period.
The ventilation of an attic is critical in estimating heating and cooling loads for buildings because the air temperature in the attic is highly sensitive to ventilation rate.
Ventilation is fundamental to indoor air quality. But what kind of ventilation, and how does one respond to heat gains? Nigel Aitkinson considers the issues.
Wind loading Codes of Practice are usually presented in the form of tables of pressure and force coefficients corresponding to buildings of typical dimensions and shapes.