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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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Mold growing, within the walls of a brick veneer home can pose special · problems for diagnosis and remediation.
A field study of the thermal comfort of workers in natural ventilated office buildings in Oxford and Aberdeen, UK, was carried out which included information about use of building controls.
The paper discusses the suitability of the sunken courtyard concept in the desert climate using Kuwait as a case study.
A literature survey was conducted to identify measured airtightness values for various types of large buildings including Multi-Unit Residential Buildings (MURBs); offices; schools; commercial, industrial and institutional structures.
A study of test methods for duct leakage revealed that there is room for improvement in this evolving field.
A home with a poor duct system can't be energy efficient no matter how tight or well-insulated it is.
A three-dimensional numerical model is used for a turbulent buoyant jet. The standard k-E model has been modified to focus on the buoyancy-production term.
In a crowded building space with no air conditioning, heat and moisture emissions from occupants can result in heat stress in the indoor environment, which in turn, causes thermal strain on the human body.
Multizone modeling refers to analysis techniques that use a simplified, zonal representation of a building to study building airflows, pressure differences, and contaminant transport.
A simple multi-layer stratification model is suggested for displacement ventilation in a single-zone building driven by a heat source distributed uniformly over a vertical wall.
Windows and doors currently 'use' more energy than any other building component. The cost of heat lost through a window over the lifetime of its use in a building is greater than the purchase cost.