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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Minimising ventilation for energy conservation in buildings requires that ventilation efficiency be high.
Janssen J E.
The indoor air quality depends on several different factors. One is the air flow or air movements within the building and through its external walls.
Herrlin M.
Based on the age concept, the performance of the following three principle ventilation schemes have been monitored (supply air terminal - extract air terminal), ceiling-ceiling, ceiling-floor, floor-ceiling.
Sandberg M., Sjoberg M.
The effectiveness of range hoods and window fans in removing indoor pollutants is considered. Tests were conducted in a two-room test space with an infiltration rate less than 0.1 hr-1 using sulphur hexafluoride as a tracer gas. Range hood te
Revzan K L.
When indoor air concentrations from indoor combustion processes are estimated, source strengths and ventilation rates are usually considered. Recent studies, conducted in the Energy Research House at Iowa State University, indicate that seve
Maki H T., Woods J E.
Plastic track detectors LR-115 and CR-39 were used to estimate the concentration of radon-222 and its daughter products (218Po, 214Po) in a room by recording tracks of their alpha-particles. Although the ventilation rate is the main factor th
Abu-Jarad F.
As part of a comprehensive indoor air quality and infiltration field study, radon concentrations were measured in 60 houses in upstate New York using passive integrating monitors. Indoor air radon concentrations ranged from 0.2 pCi/1 to 50 pCi/1.
Nitschke I A. et al.
The paper proposes a methodology for evaluating and ranking specific alternatives for control of indoor air quality in existing buildings, based on comparative costs and benefits.
Erickson J P.
The general principles and mechanism of how soil gas infiltrates and carries radon from the foundation bed and subsoil into buildings are discussed.
Ericson S O., Schmied H.et al.
Air infiltration in two well-insulated houses is being investigated to determine its effect on energy use and indoor air quality. The first paper of this series provides a general perspective on the design.
Nagda N.L. et al.
Ventilation is widely used to help maintain acceptable indoor pollutant concentrations. In this paper, the relationships between ventilation rate and indoor concentration are examined by the use of mass balance models and measured data.
Fisk W J.
ASHRAE's first ventilation standard, published in 1973, has been used in many building codes in the USA. The 1981 revision of this standard has been criticised for its approach to indoor air quality.
Janssen J E.
In addition to air quality problems encountered in other sealed buildings, both workers and patients in hospitals may be exposed to very special air contaminant problems. Levels and ranges of a variety of chemical pollutants measured in 16 h
Sterling E M., Sterling D A.
A major research endeavour has been initiated to establish the extent to which prevailing ventilation codes for American hospitals should be revised to achieve the dual purpose of improving the patient care environment and increasing the energy ef
Bleckman J.R. et al.
This paper describes the results of a study of the indoor climate at 11 Danish schools.
Nielsen O.
40 female and 39 male judges have each evaluated the intensity and acceptance of body odour 29 times on entering an experimental auditorium occupied by 105 women.
Berg-Munch B. et al.
To propose guidelines for minimum ventilation rates which are sufficiently large to meet the demand for fresh air without unnecessarily wasting energy, in IX "Minimum ventilation rates" within the IEA Programme "Energy conservation in buildings an
Trepte L.
The simple steady state model which is frequently used to relate radon concentration (C), source strength (S) and ventilation rate (l/tau) is expressed in the equation C=S tau. The assumptions of this model are given and their validity explor
Ring J W.
Decreased ventilation, achieved by weather stripping and other tightening measures, is the most cost effective way to energy conservation. A very low investment can result in a considerable decrease in ventilation rate. For a typical detached
Ericson S O.
In the weatherization of building structures to minimize convective heat loss, the air exchange rate is reduced. Pollutants of indoor origin are retained near the occupants. Further, outdoor pollutants may be concentrated indoors under partic
Lambert W E., Colome S D.

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