LoginWithin the European research project HOPE, 64 office buildings were audited regarding in-door environment quality and building characteristics.
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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As part of the European research project HOPE (Health Optimisation Protocol of Energy efficient buildings), a comparison is made of the indoor environment in office buildings perceived as either healthy or less healthy.
Efforts to develop an international standard in the area of Building Environmental Design started in 1994 under the auspices of ISO TC 205.
The Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre is operated under Annex V of the Energy Conservation in Buildings and Community Systems implementing agreement of the International Energy Agency.
This study reports generally low actual air change rates in Finnish houses.
We present the experimental and numerical study of a plume developed above a heat source both in a stratified and non-stratified medium.
The objective of the paper is to compare central and decentralized air-handling units with regard to costs and suitability.
Positive building pressure with respect to outdoors has been shown to be a positive step to reduce the likelihood of wall moisture problems in hot, humid climates.
Fresh air is one of the most important affecting factors for air conditioning system. On one hand, it contributes to good indoor air quality (IAQ). On the other hand, it partly determines the energy consumption of air conditioning system.
Results from 100 apartment buildings built in 1990’s in Finland were compared.
Indoor Air Quality represents a very ambitious challenge in developed countries. As already shown in previous studies, four phenomena are influencing the air pollution level indoors.
The European Energy Performance in Building Directive (EPBD) requires methods for the calculation of the energy performance for use in the context of building regulations.The European Commission has supplied a Mandate (M343,2004) to CEN to develop
This paper gives an overview of a few quality assessment methods used for ventilation systems.
There is increasing evidence that indoor environmental conditions substantially influence health and performance. Macro-economic estimates show that the potential benefits from indoor environmental improvements for the society are high.
An energy performance regulation has to consider not only energy, but -either explicitly or implicitly- also the relevant comfort aspects: indoor air quality (IAQ), lighting level, humidity level, temperatures (summer, winter) and hot tap water av
This paper summarises the adaptive approach to thermal comfort and analyses the data collected inSCATs surveys of thermal comfort throughout Europe.
In practice, the commonly used Dutch design criterion for long-term thermal comfort in buildings-the weighted temperature exceeding hours method--often leads to confusion.The criterion is hard to understand for non-experts, and many doubt the vali
European Directive for Energy Performance of Buildings was approved in the beginning of 2003. The transition period is 3-6 years depending of the article.
This paper describes in detail draft Government guidance on the ventilation of buildings in England and Wales.
Most European countries have made large progress in reduction of energy consumption in the housing sector during the last two decades. However, much more can be achieved, as has been shown in Germany and Austria by thousands of Passive Houses.