LoginIn hot and humid climates, desiccant air-conditioning systems have been suggested as suitable forimproving Indoor Air Quality (IAQ). Generally as dehumidification devices, various types of silica gelrotor have been used to control humidity.
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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When a building is used only for intermittent occupancy, continuous operation of ventilation system isnot necessary for achieving good indoor air quality during the occupation periods.
The buildings sector offers the greatest potential for cost-effective reductions in greenhouse gasemissions out of all the sectors examined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.However that potential was based purely on technical measu
Confined environments are indoor spaces which are not ventilated or few ventilated due to specific use (shelters, submarines …).
The paper describes the numerical simulation of a novel ventilation cooling system.
The paper reports the first results of research carried out at the Department of Design and BuildingConstruction of the University of Palermo analysing the problems related to the design of sustainablebuilding envelopes in the Mediterranean Basin.
This work deals with the evaluation of the performances of phase change materials (PCMs) coupledwith a ventilated ceiling system in order to reduce summer cooling loads and improve the internalcomfort in buildings, thus enhancing the positive effe
The indoor air quality management of the public places is gaining wide attention in Korea, because theindoor air quality of the public places are obliged to satisfy the guidelines suggested by Korean Ministryof Environment.
This work examines the applicability of comfort criteria, based on a heat balance model and on anadaptive model, in naturally ventilated classrooms.
Longitudinal ventilation systems are commonly installed in new tunnels in big cities of the Far Eastincluding Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Many tunnels are found and some of them areinclined at an angle to the horizontal.
Photovoltaic-thermal (PV/T) systems integrate photovoltaic and solar thermal technologies into onesingle system with dual production of electricity and heat energy. There are alternative designs to suitdifferent applications.
Conventional techniques for the measurement of adventitious leakage of building envelopes are basedon steady pressurisation at high pressures (e.g. 50 Pa) that are not normally encountered with naturalor mechanical ventilation.
The indoor air quality of railroad passenger cabin is often polluted by various pollutants.
Recently most houses in northern Japan are highly insulated and air-tight, which can lead to seriousproblems such as indoor air pollution. It is important to evaluate the performance of an air-tight housefrom the viewpoint of ventilation.
With the increasing concerns on the issues of global warming, urban heat island and depletion of fossilfuels, energy saving effort is getting more and more important, particularly in the city context.
Sweden is a country with a severe winter climate. Nevertheless, cooling during working hours is oftenrequired all year around in offices. Frequently passive chilled beams are used for providing additionalcooling.
In recent years, as a supplement for conventional large-scale power generation system, distributedenergy resources (DER) system has got more comprehensive attention.
This paper report refers to an indoor thermal environment and energy-saving characteristics of asmall-scale nursing home in CHINO City, Nagano Prefecture, JAPAN (referred to as S nursing house)by means of measuring the temperature, humidity and el
Sick building syndrome, which has become a major public concern in recent years, is caused in part byvolatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by building materials.
Investigation of ventilation measurement method was carried out in a full-scale test house. The aim ofthis study was to examine the ventilation rate via human expiration. The adopted method is able tomeasure multi-zone airflow rates.