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A collection of reports, journal & conference papers developed by IEA-EBC annex 68 "Design and Operational Strategies for High IAQ in Low Energy Buildings".

In the Framework of the IEA EBC Annex68 Subtask 1 working subject, we aimed at defining an indoor air quality index for residential buildings based on long- and short-term exposure limit values.

Louis Cony Renaud-Salis, Olivier Ramalho, Marc Abadie

In order to evaluate the impacts of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emissions from building materials on the indoor air quality beyond the standard chamber test conditions and test period, mechan

Zhenlei Liu, Andreas Nicolai, Marc Abadie, Menghao Qin, John Grunewald, Jianshun Zhang

This paper reports the results of an interview survey conducted among different stakeholders involved in design, installation and operation of residential ventilation in seven European countries.

Daria Zukowska, Gabriel Rojas, Esfand Burman, Gaelle Guyot, Maria del Carmen Bocanegra-Yanez, Jelle Laverge,Guangyu Cao, Jakub Kolarik

The overall objective of the International Energy Agency project, Energy in Buildings and Communities Annex 68 "Indoor Air Quality Design and Control in Low-energy Residential Buildings,"1 is to pr

Marc Abadie, Pawel Wargocki, Carsten Rode, Jensen Zhang

This study introduced a pre-assessment and control tool for indoor air quality (PACT-IAQ) which aimed at multiple pollutant concentrations simulations, pollutant loads estimations and decoration de

Weihui Liang, Xudong Yang, Fengna Chen, Mengqiang Lv, Shen Yang

The window/door opening behavior of occupants is a very important factor in determining the airflows and ventilation conditions in buildings, on which indoor pollutant concentration and transport a

Weihui Liang, Menghao Qin

Individual effects of temperature and humidity on formaldehyde emissions from manufactured fiberboards have been studied previously, but their combined effects and possible correlation with initial

Weihui Liang, Mengqiang Lv, Xudong Yang

Initial emittable concentration (C0), diffusion coefficient (Dm) and partition coefficient (K) are the three key emission parameters determining formaldehyde emissions from “dry” building materials

Weihui Liang, Mengqiang Lv, Xudong Yang

Building energy simulation is essential for most architectural design projects.

Menghao Qin, Jun Yang

The IEA EBC Annex 68 project on “Indoor Air Quality Design and Control in Low Energy Residential Buildings” has been recently completed.

Carsten Rode, John Grunewald, Zhenlei Liu, Menghao Qin, Jianshun Zhang

The overall objective of the “Annex 68” Project, which belongs to the International Energy Agency’s “Energy in Buildings and Communities” Implementing Agreement, has been to develop the fundamental

C. Rode, M. Abadie, M. Qin, J. Grunewald, J. Kolarik, J. Laverge

In order to evaluate the impacts of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emissions from building materials on the indoor pollution load and indoor air quality beyond the standard chamber test conditio

Zhenlei Liu, Andreas Nicolai, Marc Abadie, Menghao Qin, Jensen Zhang

IEA-EBC Annex 68 “Indoor Air Quality Design and Control in Low Energy Residential Buildings” is an international collaborative project to provide new insight into methods and strategies for ensurin

John Grunewald, Jakub Kolarik, Veronika Nemcova, Dirk Weiss

To achieve stringent energy objectives, new dwellings are subject to energy conservation measures including low air permeability and high levels of insulation.

Esfand Burman, Clive Shrubsole, Samuel Stamp, Dejan Mumovic, Michael Davies

In order to achieve nearly net zero energy use, both new and energy refurbished existing buildings will in the future need to be still more efficient and optimized.

Carsten Rode, Marc Abadie, Menghao Qin, John Grunewald, Jakub Kolarik, Jelle Laverge, Jianshun Zhang

Both new and renovated existing buildings will in the future need to be optimized in such a way that can achieve to have nearly no energy use while still providing impeccable indoor climates.

Carsten Rode, Marc Abadie, Menghao Qin, John Grunewald, Jakub Kolarik, Jelle Laverge

This paper presents the initial reflections in the frame of Subtask 1 – Setting the Metrics of the IEA EBC Annex 68 – Indoor Air Quality Design and Control in Low Energy Residential Buildings.

Marc Abadie, Pawel Wargocki , Carsten Rode

The application of Metal Oxide Semiconductor (MOS) sensors measuring Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) gains increasing attention in the ventilation community because of their low price and claimed

Jakub Kolarik, Nadja Lynge Lyng, Jelle Laverge

The present paper aims at illustrating the practical use of the Annex68 IAQ Dashboard.

Marc Abadie

This presentation will cover the key lessons learned from post-occupancy evaluation of the ventilation strategies in several new-build dwellings in the UK.

Esfand Burman

Highly energy efficient buildings such as ones built to the Passive House standard, require a very airtight building envelope and the installation of a mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MV

Gabriel Rojas

The current policies and regulatory frameworks in the construction sector aim to improve energy efficiency of new buildings whilst maintaining acceptable level of indoor environmental quality (IEQ)

Esfand Burman, Samuel Stamp

Mechanical ventilation has become a mandatory requirement in multiple European standards addressing indoor air quality (IAQ) and ventilation in residential dwellings (single family houses and low-r

Amar Aganovic, Mathieu Hamon , Jakub Kolarik, Guangyu Cao

One of the key objectives of the IEA Annex 68 research programme entitled “Indoor Air Quality Design and Control in Low Energy Residential Buildings” is to provide a generic guideline for the desig

Maria Bocanegra-Yanez, Gabriel Rojas, Daria Zukowska-Tejsen, Esfand Burman, Guangyu Cao, Mathieu Pierre Yves Hamon, Jakub Kolarik

The objective of present work was to develop the metric that assess the performance of solutions securing high indoor air quality in low-energy (modern) residential buildings.

Marc O. Abadie, Pawel Wargocki

Subtask 1 of IEA EBC Annex 68 will aim at defining the metrics to enable a proper consideration of both energy and IAQ benefit in building design and operation

Marc Abadie, Pawel Wargocki

The overall objective of the IEA EBC Annex 68 is to provide scientific basis usable for optimal and practically applicable design and control strategies for high Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in residen

Carsten Rode