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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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A joint U. S Canadian project was undertaken to evaluate the feasibility of using elevators for the evacuation of the handicapped during a fire. This project consisted of conceptual studies, full-scale fire experiments, and theoretical analysis.
The report contains a summary discussion of human health effects linked to indoor air pollution (IAP) in homes and other non-industrial indoor environments.
In 1989, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation entered into a joint venture initiative to field est three diagnostic devices for oil fired heating equipment. These devices include:
Plants have been used as initial indicators, or monitors, of air pollutants around industrial sources for a long time (Heck, 1966).
A survey of twenty residential buildings was conducted to observe the impact of ventilation strategies on moisture· accumulation in attics.
A review of published material covering small scale devices for measuring emission of volatile organic compounds (VOC) especially from building materials has been performed.
This report gives guidance for reducing the presence of radon in new dwellings, and hence reducing the risk to occupants of exposure to radon. Interim guidance was first issued by the Department of the Environment in June 19881.