Air Information Review - 2006

December 2006 (28,1) Full version Only available for Subscribers 1533 kB Free versionDownload the Air Information Review 1452 kB

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In memoriam P. Ole Fanger (1934 – 2006) - 1
Residential Furnace Blower Performance in U.S. Homes - 3
    "Laboratory Evaluation of Residential Furnace Blower Performance" (September 1, 2005). Iain S. Walker and Jim D. Lutz. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Paper LBNL-58742. 54pp. (1.2 MB)
New Research from ASHRAE - 5
Contrasting the capabilities of building energy performance simulation programs - 6
     AIVC CR04 - Contrasting the capabilities of building energy performance simulation programs
First reports of FP6 eco-buildings project BRITA in PuBs available - 7
     Socio-economic Analysis on Barriers and Needs (2.7 MB°
     Communication Guide (432 kB)
     Financial Strategies for low energy public retrofits in Europe (917 kB)
     Reports on the concept development of the demonstration buildings in BRITA in PuBs (8 MB)
New guide about air handling units - 8
Nano-particles, air filtration and ventilation - 8
Final Reports Of Ec-Reshyvent Project Available - 9
     State-of-the-art of low-energy residential ventilation (2.3 MB)
     Market survey for demand controlled hybrid ventilation in residential buildings (2.9 MB)
     Occupant Behaviour and Attitudes with respect to Ventilation of Dwellings (414 kB)
     General Information on Renewable Applications for Auxiliary Energy - Suitable for Use in Hybrid Ventilation Systems (1.2 MB)
     Specifications of Applicable Renewable Sources for Integration in Possible Prototypes (851 kB)
     Impact of Reshyvent Concepts on the Use of Renewable Energy for Heating, Cooling and Electricity (165 kB)
     Solar chimneys (446 kB)
     Opportunities, barriers and challenges in relation to the application of standards and regulations on hybrid ventilation systems - General considerations (606 kB)
     Opportunities, barriers and challenges in relation to the application of standards and regulations on hybrid ventilation systems - Standards and regulations concerning indoor air quality and summer comfort (886 kB)
     Opportunities, barriers and challenges in relation to the application of standards and regulations on hybrid ventilation systems - Standards and regulations concerning Energy Performance of Buildings (800 kB)
     Outline for a general framework for the assessment of innovative ventilation systems (2.3 MB)
     Parameters for the performance assessment of hybrid ventilation systems Performance criteria, target levels and design constraints (469 kB)
     Description of reference buildings and ventilation systems (752 kB)
     Parameters for the design of demand controlled hybrid ventilation systems for residential buildings (3.9 MB)
     Portuguese Ventilation System (6.6 MB)
     Ventilation control strategies (2.9 MB)
     Source book for Residential Hybrid Ventilation Development (1.5 MB)
Fan Noise 2007 - 10
UNEP launches Green Building Initiative - 11
Saving 20% by 2020: European Commission unveils its Action Plan on Energy Efficiency - 11
     Úspory ve výši 20% do roku 2020: Evropská komise představila svůj akční plán pro energetickou účinnost (104 kB)
     Vi kan spare 20 % frem til 2020: Europa- Kommissionen afslører sin handlingsplan for energieffektivitet (72 kB)
     20% Energieeinsparungen bis 2020 - Kommission gibt Aktionsplan bekannt (76 kB)
     Εξοικονόμηση ενέργειας 20% μέχρι το 2020: η Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή παρουσιάζει το σχέδιο δράσης που έχει εκπονήσει για την ενεργειακή απόδοση (110 kB)
     Saving 20% by 2020: European Commission unveils its Action Plan on Energy Efficiency (72 kB)
     Économiser 20% d’ici à 2020: la Commission dévoile son plan d’ action pour l’efficacité énergétique (70 kB)
     20% energiebesparing tegen 2020: de Europese Commissie maakt haar actieplan voor energieefficiëntie bekend (69 kB)
AIVC Conference 2007: Building Low Energy Cooling and Advanced Ventilation Technologies in the 21st Century - 12
     More information on AIVC Conference 2007

September 2006 (27,4) Full version Only available for Subscribers 1544 kB Free versionDownload the Air Information Review 1450 kB

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Building Ventilation - The State of the Art                   More information
Air-tightness measurements of residential houses in Athens, Greece - 3
Progress in air-tightness of Norwegian dwellings - 4
ASHRAE May Reduce Ventilation Rates for Dwellings - 4
Implementation of CEN ventilation standards in Dutch Building Regulations and Standards - 5
ASHRAE Position on ETS Cited in Newly Released Government Report - 6
AIVC Conference 2007 - 7
EPIC 2006 AIVC - 8-9
Many ventilation related IEA ECBCS publications are now freely available! - 10
1st European BlowerDoor Symposium - 11
IAQ 2007: Healthy & Sustainable Buildings - 12
    Call for papers (375 kB)
WellBeing Indoors - Clima 2007 - 12
    Call for papers (176 kB)
Indoor Climate and Productivity in Offices - 12
Natural night ventilation in office buildings - 12
    Natural night ventilation in office buildings - Performance evaluation based on simulation, uncertainty and sensitivity analysis – 211 pp (4.3 MB)

June 2006 (27,3) Full version Only available for Subscribers 1423 kB Free versionDownload the Air Information Review 1309 kB

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New AIVC Ventilation Information Paper- Adaptive Thermal Comfort and Ventilation- 1
    Adaptive Thermal Comfort and Ventilation (167 kB)
Changes to ASHRAE Standard 62.1 - Ventilation Rates Proposed - 2
10 Addenda Proposed to ASHRAE Energy Standard - 3
ASHRAE’s Most Used Standards Available on One CD - 3
ASHRAE Publishes Principles of HVAC & R - 3
ASHRAE Studies Impact of Ventilation on Health - 4
Google Trends - 4

TIAX Report Analyzes Energy Savings Potential within U.S. Commercial Buildings - 4

EnergySmart Schools brochures - 5
    Energy design guidelines for high performance schools - Temperate and mixed climates (3.2 MB)
    Energy design guidelines for high performance schools - Temperate and humid climates (3.3 MB)
    Energy design guidelines for high performance schools - Hot and dry climates (3.1 MB)
    Energy design guidelines for high performance schools - Hot and humid climates (3.2 MB)
    Energy design guidelines for high performance schools - Cool and humid climates (3.3 MB)
    Energy design guidelines for high performance schools - Cool and dry climates (3.2 MB)
    Energy design guidelines for high performance schools - Cold and humid climates (3.2 MB)
    Energy design guidelines for high performance schools - Artic and subarctic climates (5.2 MB)
    National Best Practices Manual for High Performance Schools (8.2 MB)

Technology Fact Sheets from US DOE Technologies Building Programme - 6
    Air distribution system design (174 kB)
    Air distribution system installation and sealing (338 kB)
    Air sealing (158 kB)
    Weather resistive barriers (233 kB)
    Whole house fan (237 kB)
    Whole house ventilation system (399 kB)
    Attic access (146 kB)
    Spot ventilation (256 kB)
    Improving the energy efficiency of your duct system (1.3 MB)

Many ventilation related IEA ECBCS publications are now free available! - 6

AIVC Conference 2006 - 8
    Second Announcement - Preliminary Programme (857 kB)

AIVC Conference 2007
    Building Low Energy Cooling and Advanced Ventila-tion Technologies in the 21st Century - 11
    Announcement & Call for Papers (346 kB)

Emissions and odours from materials - 12
    Announcement & Call for Papers (187 kB)

IAQVEC 2007 - 12
    Announcement & Call for Papers (383 kB)

Roomvent 2007 - 13
    Announcement & Call for Papers (149 kB)

 

March 2006 (27,2) Full version Only available for Subscribers 1433 kB Free versionDownload the Air Information Review 1253 kB

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New AIVC Technical Note - Efficacy of Intermittent Ventilation for Providing Acceptable Indoor Air Quality - 1
    Download the new AIVC Technical Note (356 kB)

Air Barrier Association of America - 2

New ventilation requirements in Flemish Region - 2
    Execution Order (In Dutch) (7.2 MB)
    Execution Order (In French) (7.8 MB)
Heat-waves: risks and responses - 3
    Heat-waves: risks and responses – Health and Global Environmental Change Series, no 2. World Health Organisation, 2004, pp 124 (776 kB)

Final report on passive cooling - 3
    Download the final report (952 kB)

Use of Earth to Air Heat Exchangers for Cooling - 4
    Download the new AIVC Ventilation Information Paper (743 kB)
New ECA report «Harmonisation of indoor material emissions labelling systems in the EU» - 4
    Download the new ECA report (353 kB)
ASHRAE launches a new eLearning system - 5
Heat and Mass Transport in Building Materials, Components and Whole Buildings from Fundamentals to New Advances - 5
    More detailed information on the course (102 kB)
European BlowerDoor-Symposium - 6
    Programme (320 kB)
PhD Course in Computational Fluid Dynamics and Experimental methods in building related flows - 6
    Invitation and information (98 kB)
CLIMA 2007 - 6
Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings X International Conference - 6
    Call for Papers & Workshops (68 kB)
Passive and low energy cooling for the built environment - PALENC 2005 - 6
    180 papers from the conference
Outcome of workhsop «Energy Efficient technologies for governmental buildings -new and retrofits» - 7
State-of-the-art of ventilation standard in Korea - 7
AIVC Conference 2006 - 8-11
EPBD Buildings Platform - 12
A series of new European SAVE projects have started - 12
    Overview of the projects started in 2005 (291 kB)
    List of projects started in 2006 with information and description (479 kB)
Commissioning of buildings and HVAC systems for improved energy performance IEA ECBCS Annex 40 - 13
     CD-Rom available with the paper version of AIR
 
 
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