LoginSmart-ventilation with airflows adapting to the need of buildings reduces energy consumptions and can improve IAQ. In some countries, smart ventilation strategies have been widely used for a long term (like Belgium, France,…).
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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Radon, a naturally occurring radioactive gas, is a leading cause of lung cancer and has the potential to increase significantly due to current renovation strategies.
In Belgium, the requirements for ventilation in buildings can be found in national ventilation standards, national health regulation and in regional environmental regulations and EPB regulations (Energy Performance and Indoor Cl
Thermally activated building systems (TABS) are gaining attention as a means of realizing comfort and energy efficiency in office spaces.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a significant emphasis on improving indoor air quality (IAQ), particularly within hospital buildings.
This work quantifies the chronic harm caused by long-term exposure to common indoor air contaminants in dwellings located in the global north. Two methods are used to compute DALYs.
AIVC's Ventilation Information Paper #49 discusses resilient cooling of buildings, as defined by IEA EBC Annex 80. The VIP paper examines 4 groups of resili
AIVC's Ventilation Information Paper #48.1 summarizes current knowledge on trends in building ventilation requirements and inspection in Spain. More specifically, the paper aims to cover the following national trends:
The current trend in most Western countries regarding building ventilation is to follow the “build tight, ventilate right” strategy.
The world is facing a rapid increase of cooling of buildings.
This report summarizes the structure and the outcomes of Annex 80 – Resilient Cooling of Build-ings, which was conducted as a five-year international research project within the IEA Technical Collaboration Programme EBC – Energy in Buildings and C
This IEA Annex 80 Subtask C report and the associated brochures provide examples of well-documented field studies.
This report documents all key performance indicators (KPI)s developed in the framework of Annex 80, relevant for the Annex 80 deliverables. Their application may be more precisely defined in the guidelines of specific task groups or Subtasks of An
The world is facing a rapid increase of air conditioning of buildings.
AIVC's Ventilation Information Paper #45.12 summarizes current knowledge on trends in building and ductwork airtightness in USA.
AIVC's Ventilation Information Paper #45.11 summarizes current knowledge on trends in building and ductwork airtightness in New Zealand.
This midterm report sums up the developments of Annex 80 between October 2019 and July 2021.
AIVC's Ventilation Information Paper #45.10 summarizes current knowledge on trends in building and ductwork airtightness in the Republic of Korea.
AIVC's Ventilation Information Paper #45.9 summarizes current knowledge on trends in building and ductwork airtightness in Japan.
The AIVC (Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre), TightVent Europe (the building and ductwork airtightness platform) and venticool (the platf