LoginMost dwellings in the United States are ventilated primarily through leaks in the building shell (i.e., infiltration) rather than by whole-house mechanical ventilation systems.
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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Conventional calculations of heating (and cooling) loads for buildings assume that conduction heat loss (or gain) through walls is independent of air infiltration heat loss (or gain).
The DeltaQ test has been developed in order to provide better estimates of forced air system air leakage for use in energy efficiency calculations and for compliance testing of duct systems.
The proposed ASHRAE Standard 152P "Method of Test for Determining the Design and Seasonal Efficiencies of Residential Thermal Distribution Systems" (ASHRAE 2002) has recently completed its second public review.
An experimental study was conducted to evaluate the pressure drop characteristics of residential duct system components that are either not available or not thoroughly (sometimes incorrectly) described in existing duct design literature.
This report summarizes the results of two high temperature longevity tests conducted by the Energy Performance of Building Group (EPB).
A physically based diffusion model is used to evaluate the sink effect of diffusion-controlled indoor materials and to predict the transient contaminant concentration in indoor air in response to several time-varying contaminant sources.
Formaldehyde, less-volatile aldehydes, and terpene hydrocarbons are generally the predominant air contaminants in new manufactured and site-built houses.
A model for predicting the rate at which a volatile organic compound (VOC) is emitted from a diffusion- controlled material is validated for three contaminants (n-pentadecane, n-tetradecane, and phenol) found in vinyl flooring (VF).
Dermal and non-dietary pathways are potentially significant exposure pathways to pesticides used in residences.
Use of vegetation to clean indoor air
#NO 3339 Comparative measurements of indoor climate.
Vergleichsmeisingen des Inneklimas.
AUTHOR Hauser G
Design for fire/smoke movement
#NO 8904 Review of tunnel fire and smoke simulations.
AUTHOR Rhodes N
Ventilation problems in crawlspaces
#NO 6669 Indoor radon reduction in crawl-space houses: a review of alternative approaches.
AUTHOR Hanschel D B
Kitchen ventilation
#NO 9211 Remodelling kitchens: a smorgasbord of energy savings.
AUTHOR Sullivan B
BIBINF USA, Home Energy, September/October 1995, pp 11-16.
Effects of outdoor air pollution on indoor air
#NO 2639 Indoor air pollution and ventilation.
AUTHOR Warren P R
Passive Solar Design
#NO 10740 North Sun: solar energy at high latitudes. Proceedings.
MacGregor K, Porteous C
UK, James and James, 1994, 456pp.
Sustainability
#NO 11788 Indoor air quality and the use of energy in buildings.
Baldwin R (ed.)