LoginIn order to provide patients with a high quality indoor environment and ensure a pleasant working place for medical care personnel, thermal environment and indoor air quality are regarded as two of the most important requirements.
39th AIVC - 7th TightVent - 5th venticool Conference - Antibes Juan-Les-Pins, France - 18-19 September 2018
The 39th AIVC Conference "Smart Ventilation for Buildings", was held in Antibes Juan-Les-Pins, France, 18-19 September 2018. Contains 140 papers and/or summaries.
Volume content
Indoor Environment in Sickroom with Ceiling Induction Diffusers and Measuring Method of Ventilation Effectiveness Using Tracer Gas | 2018 | English | 11 pp
A study of running set-points and user IEQ satisfaction perspectives in the Norwegian commercial building stock | 2018 | English | 10 pp
Norwegian building regulations refer to the NS-EN 15251 and the NS-ISO 7730 to define indoor climate criteria in new buildings. For example, the standards prescribe a temperature band of 20-26°C for a normal office situation.
The ClimACT project has been developed under the priority axis “Low Carbon Economy” of the Interreg SUDOE program. It aims to support the transition to a low carbon economy in schools.
Using natural ventilation is effective to save energy, and it is essential for energy conservation and decreasing running cost [1].
Because of the need of energy conservation and Business Continuity Planning (BCP), natural ventilation system, which basically does not use non-renewable energy, is attracting academic/practical attention.
Thermal Comfort and indoor air quality in Drøbak Montessori School – A case study of Norway’s first plusenergy school | 2018 | English | 10 pp
Drøbak Montessori lower secondary school is Norway’s first plus-energy school and also the first school built after the Norwegian Powerhouse-concept, www.powerhouse.no.
Assessing the performance of hybrid and natural ventilation systems: a review of existing methods | 2018 | English | 14 pp
Natural and Hybrid ventilation systems, by using exclusively or partially natural driving forces, help to reconcile building energy sobriety and good Indoor Air Quality (IAQ).
Presentation of a national consultative body on ventilation issues: actors, working groups and projects overview | 2018 | English | 6 pp
Indoor environment and indoor air quality (IAQ) are considered as subjects of major concern: as we build more and more energy efficient and airtight buildings, the conflicting issues of energy efficiency, adverse health effects and discomfort beco
Applications of the Promevent protocol for ventilation systems inspection in French regulation and certification programs | 2018 | English | 7 pp
In France, the new Promevent protocol for ventilation system inspection in new dwellings has been published in 2017.
Development and test of quality management approach for ventilation and indoor air quality in single-family buildings | 2018 | English | 10 pp
The “VIA-Qualité” project (2013-2016) aims at developing quality management (QM) approaches (ISO 9001) on ventilation and indoor air quality (IAQ), for low-energy, single-family buildings.
In-situ and laboratory airtightness tests of structural insulated panels (SIPs) assemblies | 2018 | English | 8 pp
One of the main factors influencing building airtightness is the construction typology.
Onsite evaluation of building airtightness durability: Long- term and mid-term field measurement study of 61 French low energy single family dwellings | 2018 | English | 10 pp
The increasing weight of building leakages energy impact on the overall energy performance of low-energy buildings led to a better understanding of the actual airtightness performance of buildings.
Assessment of durability of airtightness by means of repeated testing of 4 passive houses | 2018 | English | 10 pp
In this study, durability of building airtightness was assessed by means of repeated airtightness testing of the studied houses. This approach generally involves the following issues which complicate the comparison of the test results:
The air leakage impact on energy performance in buildings has already been broadly studied in USA, Canada and most European countries. However, there is a lack of knowledge in Mediterranean countries regarding airtightness.
French database of building airtightness, statistical analyses of about 215,000 measurements: impacts of buildings characteristics and seasonal variations | 2018 | English | 10 pp
The French database of building airtightness has been fed by measurement performed by qualified testers since 2006.
Quality framework for airtightness testing in the Flemish Region of Belgium – feedback after three years of experience | 2018 | English | 12 pp
Since January 1st, 2018, airtightness testing has become implicitly mandatory for every new residential building in Flanders. There is no minimum requirement for airtightness.
Industry Views with Respect to Smart Ventilation as an Enabler of Indoor Air Quality | 2018 | English | 1 pp
What if all the devices in your life could connect to the internet?
Indoor air quality and comfort of occupants, in the context of international commitments, reduction of energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions is an important subject. The Paris Agreement of 2015 on Climate set ambitious targets to limit g
The opening keynote will present an overview of the current status and future opportunities for smart buildings in Europe, in the context of the transition to more sustainable use of energy.
Advances in European residential ventilation systems in Nearly Zero Energy Buildings | 2018 | English | 2 pp
Energy performance of buildings has been continuously and systematically improved in Europe with next step of transition to nearly zero energy buildings (NZEB) in 2019-2021.