LoginIn a recent review of 31 green building certification schemes used around the world, IAQ was found to contribute to only 7.5% of the final score on average.
Ventilation Information Papers
Ventilation Information Papers (VIP) are a series of typically short AIVC publications (in most cases 6 to 10 pages) intended for giving a basic knowledge of some aspects related to the air infiltration and/or the ventilation.
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This report summarises the outcome of the work of the initial working phase of IEA ECB Annex 62 Ventilative Cooling and is based on the findings in the participating countries.
Air supplied by ventilation plants and air conditioning systems carries small particles whose size depends on filtration device efficiency.
VIP 33: CO2 as indicator for the indoor air quality - General principles | 2010 | English, French | 4 pp
The role of CO2 to control the indoor air quality in buildings is based on the fact that CO2 developed by people breathing may be used as a marker for the bio-effluents produced by people.
For the near future the expectation of experts is that the most promising systems will be based on demand-controlled hybrid ventilation technologies.
VIP 31: Humidity Controlled Exhaust Ventilation in Moderate Climate | 2009 | English, French | 12 pp
Born with the energetic crisis, humidity controlled ventilation has been introduced in regions with a moderate climate as a means to fight condensation problems induced by tighter building construction and lower heating temperatures.
VIP 30: An overview of national trends related to innovative ventilation systems | 2008 | English | 4 pp
This paper summarises presentations and discussions that took place during the workshop entitled “Trends in national building ventilation markets and drivers for change” held in Ghent, Belgium, in March 2008 with a specific focus on innovative (ve
VIP 29: An overview of national trends in envelope and ductwork airtightness | 2008 | English | 6 pp
This paper summarises presentations and discussions that took place during the workshop entitled “ Trends in national building ventilation markets and drivers for change” held in Ghent, Belgium, in march 2008 with a specific focus on envelope and
VIP 28: IAQ and ventilation efficiency with respect to pollutants inside automobiles | 2008 | English, French | 6 pp
Recently, there has been a growing public concern over indoor air quality not only in buildings but also in vehicles.
VIP 27: Trends in the Czech building ventilation market and drivers for changes | 2008 | English | 8 pp
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country located in the centre of Europe. The area of the Czech Republic is 78,866 km2 and its population is about 10.4 million people.
VIP 26: Trends in the Korean building ventilation market and drivers for changes | 2008 | English | 11 pp
Apartment buildings are the most common type of residence in Korea, but since the 1970s it was difficult to supply fresh air due to airtight exterior walls that were constructed with energy conservation in mind.
VIP 25: Trends in the Japanese building ventilation market and drivers for changes | 2008 | English | 16 pp
Technology in building physics and mechanical engineering for building ventilation may not be totally new area and must have rather long history and much knowledge accumulation of their own.
VIP 24: Trends in the Polish building ventilation market and drivers for changes | 2008 | English | 9 pp
The Polish ventilation market is changing rapidly.
VIP 23: Trends in the Brazilian building ventilation market and drivers for changes | 2008 | English | 4 pp
The paper presents an overview on building ventilation, indoor air quality and energy requirements in Brazil.
Regulations, standards and market practices are reviewed.
VIP 22: Trends in the US building ventilation market and drivers for changes | 2008 | English | 7 pp
The residential ventilation market is changing rapidly in the United States.
Dwellings are going from having no designed ventilation systems to have to meet specific requirements.
VIP 21: Trends in the Norwegian building ventilation market and drivers for changes | 2008 | English | 7 pp
IAQ and ventilation is given rather high attention in the Norwegian building industry.
The new energy demands, basically an implementation of the EPBD, are a major driver for change.
Performance based indoor climate and ventilation regulations, having mainly been based on the requirements for the end result with fewer requirements for the system description, supported by a voluntary advanced indoor climate classification and l
VIP 19: Trends in the French building ventilation market and drivers for change | 2008 | English | 8 pp
Building ventilation has been covered by French regulations for many years.
VIP 18: Trends in the Belgian building ventilation market and drivers for change | 2008 | English | 10 pp
Attention for and implementation of ventilation systems is a relatively new phenomena in Belgium (where the three Regions are in charge of regulations related to ventilation).
VIP 17: Trends in the building ventilation market in England and drivers for change | 2008 | English | 10 pp
This Information Paper has been written in the framework of the Building AdVent project and reviews recent changes in the Building Regulations in England and Wales introduced in 2006 to facilitate the implementation of the EPBD.