"Ventilation in Relation to the Energy Performance of buildings"
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Opening Session

Welcome of participants
P.Wouters

Welcome of participants (by the EC)
V.Berruto

Welcome of participants (by BBRI)
R.Lenaers (*)

EPBD Concerted Action: role, objectives, functionning, ...
E.Maldonado

Activities of the International Energy Agency (IEA) in relation to energy, indoor climate and ventilation
M.Sherman

Ventilation, Indoor climate and energy: the mission of AIVC and INIVE and the link to the energy performance of buildings
P.Wouters

Session 1 - Indoor environment and energy

Impact of Commercial Building Infiltration on Heating and Cooling Loads in U.S. Office Buildings
Steven J. Emmerich, Andrew K. Persily and Timothy P. McDowell

Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis to evaluate natural night ventilation design in an office building
Hilde Breesch, Arnold Janssens

Indoor environmental quality, energy usage and occupant perception in commercial office buildings
D. Novosel and L.D. Stetzenbach

Energy performance of earth-air heat exchanger in a Belgian office building
A. Janssens, M. Steeman, J. Desmedt, H. Hoes, M. De Paepe

Energy and Comfort performance of natural ventilation system in office buildings in China
Runming Yao, Baizhan Li, Koen Steemers

Ventilation, IAQ and Energy Efficiency in hot humid climates
S.C. Sekhar, K.W. Tham, K.W. Cheong

Session 2 - Whole building heat, air and moisture transfer - 1st part

Annex 41, whole building heat air and moisture response - Introduction
H. Hens

IEA Annex 41, Subtask 1: modelling principles and common exercises
Monika Woloszyn, Ruut Peukhuri, Lone Mortensen, Carsten Rode

NORDTEST Project on Moisture Buffer Value of Materials
Carsten Rode, Ruut Peukhuri, Kurt K. Hansen, Berit Time, Kaisa Svennberg, Jesper Arfvidsson, Tuomo Ojanen

Modelling of Moisture Conditions in a Cold Attic Space
A. Sasic Kalagasidis, B. Mattsson

Session 3 - Airthightness

Blowerdoor measurement of large buildings - with one or more blower systems
Sigrid Dorschky, Paul Simons, Stefanie Rolfsmeier

Airtightness of Commercial Buildings in the U.S.
Steven J. Emmerich and Andrew K. Persily

Airtightness field measurement of 123 new French dwellings with a simplified measuring device
Andrés Litvak, Anne Voeltzel, Xavier Boulanger, Robert Markiewicz, Bruno-Gilbert Royet

Criteria to define limits for building airtightness - airtightness of some Portuguese buildings
Armando Pinto

Rationale for Measuring Duct Leakage Flows in Large Commercial Buildings
Craig Wray, R. Diamond, Max Sherman

Session 4 - Measurements and monitoring

'DIAGVENT' guidebook - checking the performance of ventilation systems
Pierre Barles, Pierre-Jean Vialle, Marie-Claude Lemaire

Energy audit certification and rating of school buildings in Greece
Gaitani Niki, Santamouris Mat, Mihalakakou Giouli, Papaglastra Marianna1, Assimakopoulos Margarita-Niki, Sfakianaki Katerina, Pavlou Konstantinos, Doukas Paris, Korres Dimitrios

Refurbishing of the ventilation system in a school
Pierre-Jean Vialle, Anne Voetzel, Christian Pico

Review on ventilation rate measuring and modelling techniques in naturally ventilated buildings
Sezin Eren Özcan, Erik Vranken and Daniel Berckmans

Experiment of the mixing property and the heat exhaust effect under cross ventilation in a full-scale building model
S. Nishizawa, T. Sawachi, K. Narita, H. Seto, Y. Ishikawa and T. Gotou

Session 5 - Hybrid ventilation

Experimental characterization of hybrid ventilation systems in residential buildings
Manuel Pinto, Vasco Peixoto de Freitas, João Carlos Viegas

Study on energy conservation effect of hybrid ventilation system utilizing wind pressure for multi-family buildings
M. Tajima, T. Sawachi, Y. Hori, Y. Takahashi

On the impact of urban environment on the performance of natural and hybrid ventilation systems
K. Niachou, M. Santamouris

Performance evaluation of the hybrid ventilation system controlled by a pressure difference sensor
H. Yoshino, S. Yun and A. Nomura

Assessment of improvements brought by humidity sensitive and hybrid ventilation / HR-VENT project
J.L. Savin, S. Berthin, M. Jardinier

Session 6a - Poster session 1

Improving envelope airtightness: results of a pilot study on 31 houses
Karine Guillot, Daniel Limoges, François Rémi Carrié

Analysis method based on power balance as applied to wind driven flow
Kyosuke Hiyama and Shinsuke Kato

Ventilation related to User Habits - Considerations on Environmental Envelope Rehabilitation
Carolina Ganem, Helena Coch and Alfredo Esteves

Ventilation system qualité for dwellings : a pragmatic approach
P. Wouters and P. Van den Bossche

A simple tool for energy and comfort assessment in natural ventilation building
Runming Yao, Koen Steemers, Nan Li

Development of design guidelines for tertiary sector buildings equipped with natural ventilation systems
Geoffrey van Moeseke, Isabelle Bruyère, André De Herde

Performance prediction of dwelling ventilation with self-regulating air inlets
L. Willems and A. Janssens

Prediction of buoyancy-induced pressure difference across exterior walls of high-rise residential building
Jae-Hun Jo, Sung-Han Koo, Jong-In Lee, Hoi-Soo Seo, Myoung-Souk Yeo, Kwang-Woo Kim

CFD analysis of the effect of self-regulating devices on the distribution of naturally supplied air
J. De Neve, S. Denys, J.G. Pieters, I. Pollet, J. Denul

Session 6b - Poster session 2

Natural ventilation - some design considerations
Seemi Ahmed, Siraj Ahmed

Indoor humidity control with DX A/C systems in subtropical residences
Zheng Li, Wu Chen, Shiming Deng

Heat and Non-Heat Recovery Ventilation Performance in Energy-Efficient HUD-code Manufactured Housing
Michael Lubliner, Andrew Gordon, Adam Hadley, Danny Parker

Guidelines to improve efficiency of a double-skin façade in an office building
Elisabeth Gratia, André De Herde

Airflow simulations in double façades with a perforated inner sheet
Regina Bokel, Truus de Bruin-Hordijk

Atria for ventilation efficiency improvement in urban office buildings
Chris J. Koinakis

Application of Phoenics to Athletic halls with HVAC ventilation
O.I. Stathopoulou, V.D. Assimakopoulos

Indoor air climate control
A. Van Brecht, S. Quanten, T. Zerihundesta, D. Berckmans

Session 7 - Whole building heat, air and moisture transfer - 2nd part

Experimental evaluation of moisture buffering effect in a room (paper not yet available)
Teruaki Mitamura, Hiroshi Yoshino, Ken-ichi Hasegawa, Shin-ichi Mastumoto, Mayumi Adachi

Effect of moisture inertia models on the predicted indoor humidity in a room
A. Janssens, M. De Paepe

Numerical simulations of energy performance of a ventilation system controlled by relative humidity
M. Woloszyn, J. Shen, A. Mordelet, J. Brau

Indoor climate design for a monumental building with periodic high indoor moisture loads
A.W.M. van Schijndel

Session 8 - Modelling

Development and validation of a model to calculate wind speeds in urban canyons
C. Georgakis, M. Santamouris

Probabilistic model PROMO for evaluation of air change rate distribution
Krystyna Pietrzyk, Carl-Eric Hagentoft

Modelling and control of livestock ventilation systems and indoor environments
Zhuang Wu, Per Heiselberg, Jakob Stoustrup

Comparative analysis of the energy impact of air infiltration for different ventilation systems
A. Voeltzel and F.R. Carrié

Analysis of ventilation systems in high performance homes in cold climates
Christine E. Walker and Douglas Kosar

Use of the stairwell as a component of natural ventilation systems in residential buildings. Comparison of technologies for the external envelope
F. Iannone, F. Fiorito

Closing Session

Opening of the session
E. Maldonado

Summing-up of 8 EPBD related sessions by rapporteurs

Summing-up of ventilation track of conference
W.De Gids

Summing-up of track on humidity and moisture in buildings
H.Hens

Market view - what have we learnt - what are the remaining challenges

Presentation on energy efficiency initiatives of the European Commission
Luc Werring

IEE programme: New call for proposals
V.Berruto

Closing conference - announcement AIVC conference 2006
P.Wouters