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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Reports wind pressure measurements being made on a four-storey building at Gaithersburg. Describes instrumentation and techniques for data acquisition, reduction and analysis.
Marshall R.D. Hsi G.
States that concern for weathertightness requirements for windows has increased recently. Discusses standard methods for testing air leakage and rain penetration of windows. Illustrates some general findings on air leakage.
Skinner N.P.
Surveys instrumentation for measuring pressures from about 0.001 to 50mm. of mercury (0.13 to 6650 N/sq.m.) described in publications during the years 1960-1968.
Bronbacher W.G.
Use of spectral analysis as a tool in identifying correlations of annual and diurnal patterns of weather data is presented.
Cumali, Z. O.
A computer analysis of stack effects in a large multi- storey building was performed, comparing the air flow (and consequent hypothetical smoke concentrations at higher floors) with and without a smoke shaft.
Tamura, G. T.
Effects of vertical shaft venting on smoke movement in tall buildings are examined in order to obtain conditions for minimum smoke filtration into upper floors, stairways, and elevator shafts during fires.
Tamura, G. T., Wilson, A. G.
Presents a general picture of the consequence of wind on high buildings.
Feis N.
Describes instrumentation used to measure wind pressure on two tall buildings in central London. Describes pressure transducer which gives an electrical output suitable for use in conjunction with standard types of commercial recording equipment.
Eaton K.J. Mayne J.R.
Briefly reviews ways of ventilating buildings. Discusses control of oxygen and carbon dioxide levels and control of odours and airborne particles. Concludes ventilation is an essential element in the design of a building and its services.
Wilson A.G.
A portable background gamma-radiation dosimeter with a high-pressure ionization chamber was designed. The gamma background radiation dose rate and radon concentration in the air of the 97 new flats were measured.
Pensko J. Mamont K. Wardaszko T.
Presents a new method for determining the airborne concentrations of RaA, RaB and RaC in atmospheres contaminated with radon-222.
Martz D.E. Holleman D.F. McCurdy D.E. Schiager K.J.
Explains the principles involved in condensation and the conditions producing condensation, both atmospheric and other sources of moisture. The behaviour of absorbent materials and surfaces is described. Interstitial condensation is explained.
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Lewis H E, Foster A R, Mullan B J, Cox R N, Clark R P
For use in various wind engineering applications, it is desirable to have a consistent relationship by which to project height variations of both 'instantaneous' winds and parameters of the wind speed probability distribution. The power
Justus, C. G.; Mikhail, A.;
In this paper, some of the more fundamental notions of the phenomena classified as "subsonic aerodynamic noise" are prsented.
Gordon C.G.
Describes a method of analysing the stack effect on a multi-storey building. The building is divided into zones and a computer programme calculates air-flow and pressure for each zone.
Barrett R.E. Locklin D.W.
Describes measurements made of wind speed and direction and pressure differences across the exterior walls of two multi-storey buildings in Montreal.
Tamura G.T. Wilson A.G.

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