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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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Sick Building Syndrome or Sick House Syndrome (SBS/SHS) has become a serious problem in Japanese daily life.This survey was conducted in 53 houses in Miyagi prefecture during four summer seasons from 2000 to 2003 to understand the states of indoo
The aim of this study was to investigate if work-related symptoms (Sick Building Syndrome SBS), assessed by a standardized questionnaire, could be related to the concentration of the main indoor pollutants, in office workers of a sealed building i
The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of work-related symptoms, accessed by a standardized questionnaire, of full-time workers from a sealed building, with HVAC system, in comparison with a naturally ventilated building in Rio de J
The purpose of the present investigation was to study the indoor climate and the psychosocial work environment in different office environments.A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was performed in 11 naturally and 11 mechanically ventilated off
Interdisciplinary research was based on simultaneous measurement of thermal environment and air quality, along with the survey of employees during their normal working activity.
This paper presents the requirements of the new European standard EN 13779 (2005) that replaced the German standard DIN 1946 Part 2 (1994).
This paper gives as a posthumous tribute to Walter Dittes, a summary of his thesis prepared at the University of Stuttgart (Germany) .It describes the various air diffusion patterns that can be used (mixing ventilation, displacement ventilation
Based on the advanced BIN-method, the annual energy use and the influence factors in an office building in NANJING are analyzed and presented in this paper.Under the climatic condition encountered in NANJING area, energy consumption of air-condit
This paper gives a summary of a detailed CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) of the flow around a a Computer Simulated Person (CSP) for the purpose of its validation.
In this paper the relationship between air-conditioning energy consumption and the proportion of non-satisfied people in commercial buildings located in Changsha (Hunan Province) is analyzed.
A technique used for the analysis of the contaminant transport in the wake of a bluff body is tested under controlled experimental conditions for application to aerosol transport in a complex furnished room.
This paper presents the results of an analysis of available scientific findings on how ventilation rate affects work performance. Almost all studies found an increase in performance with higher ventilation rates.
The French car group Peugeot-Citroen has been using for several years the perforated textile ducts at high induction Mix-ind for the heating of its industrial premises.That air diffusion technique uses the blowing air to start the moving of the am
The method presented in this paper is called DIAGVENT, it was set up by the CETIAT (Aeraulic and air handling technical center) to provide the professionals a practical tool for the diagnosis of the ventilation installations in residential bui
In this paper the development of international standards for filters used in general building ventilation and for gas turbine intake air cleaning is examined.
Ashrae 52.1 and 52.2 test standards have been of great value in providing classification methods to compare and contrast filter performances.
In the first part of this paper, the techniques that allow the reduction of the radon exposure in buildings are presented.
According to the authors, there is a way to increase levels of filter efficiency while reducing the expense of the upgrade.
Five ionic air purifiers - two wearable and three stationary - producing unipolar air ions are evaluated in this study.The aim is to check their ability to reduce aerosol exposure in confined indoor spaces.The data suggests that the unipolar ioni