LoginDue to the fact that loss of heat due to transmission is on the decrease, the loss of heat due to ventilation is becoming more important. Heat recovery units must be put into use to decrease the heat loss due to ventilation.
Bibliographic database Airbase
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 mathematical model was used to describe the natural ventilation of a modern residential building for various building construction and meteorological data.
Describes measurements undertaken at the Fraunhofer-Institute fur Bauphysik of the effects of various mean and turbulent air flows under constant air temperature, indoor surface temperature, and humidity, using an anemometer and Laser Differential
Air exchange and ventilation efficiency. Luftutbytes- och Ventilationseffektivetet. | 1985 | Swedish
Several papers discussing ventilation efficiency, effective industrial ventilation, the positioning of ventilation inlets and outlets, displacement ventilation and other applications of the concept of ventilation efficiency.
Follows an article by M.Cadierigues in Promoclim E, December 1984, describing radon in the inhabited environment.
This paper describes the numerical analysis of room air distribution by the finite element method which can easily deal with any domain, the boundary conditions and so on.
Since 1973 there has been greater emphasis in Sweden on energy production and energy saving, but the products have often been of dubious design or benefit, and too expensive to be applied to normal residential Scandinavian housing.
Experimental methods have been developed to determine rates of air renewal. Based essentially on the use of a tracer gas, these methods permit the determination of real values on the site of the building itself.
The Energy Division is working toward development of ventilation systems capable of providing acceptable levels of indoor air quality in superinsulated houses.
Asks the question, is home energy conservation a good investment, and offers two approaches to economic analysis - 'payback' and 'life cycle costing', that can help to simplify the decision making process.
Discusses the interrelationship of home ventilation rates, sources of air contaminants, and the relative quality of the indoor air environment, including: what is an unsafe air quality level?
Investing in insulation is a good way to reduce energy consumption in the home. The homeowner must determine where adding insulation will be most cost effective. Attics are usually the place to start, followed by floors and walls.
Good indoor air quality and thermal comfort and good energy-efficiency can be achieved simultaneously only if the amount of ventilation can be demand-controlled.
The new proposal for ventilation requirements in the National Building Code of Finland is on public review. The structure of the proposal is different from the existing ventilation code.
The technical chapters in the draft proposal for the Ventilation Code differ from the existing one. The technical means for achieving acceptable indoor climate will be described in a new way.
The moisture and thermal performance of a typical insulated wood-framed residential wall structure was investigated in the laboratory.
Describes an energy conservation strategy for a private home in Columbus Ohio and the benefits that resulted after nine years.
The object of this study was to determine the feasibility of using a smoke sensor to monitor and control cigarette smoke levels in occupied spaces and also to determine whether the use of such a detector could result in energy savings.
Ventilation rates were measured in nine office buildings using an automated tracer gas measuring system.
This paper describes tracer gas measuring techniques that have been used to characterize ventilation and air infiltration in buildings, with an emphasis on recent developments and applications in large industrial and commercial structures.