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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In recent years, population exposure to air pollution has been a major concern. Indoor air quality (IAQ) is mainly monitored with CO2-concentration-based indicators.
Diana Decilap, Gaëlle Guyot, Jean-Luc Besombes, Benjamin Golly
Indoor air quality (IAQ) is increasingly accepted as a leading factor in human health, and the ventilation of our indoor spaces is a key modifier of IAQ as the principal means by which indoor pollutants are diluted.
Joshua Finneran, Henry C Burridge
Controlling air infiltration is crucial to ensure thermal comfort, optimal performance of ventilation systems, and the overall energy efficiency of buildings.
Diego Tamayo-Alonso, Irene Poza-Casado, M.Á. Padilla-Marcos, Lida Mercado, Alberto Meiss
Building airtightness is of foremost importance because of its impact on global energy consumption, but also on occupant’s comfort, dimensioning of ventilation systems, hygrothermal behaviour, fire safety, etc.
Martin Prignon, Christophe Delmotte, Benedikt Kölsch
This paper presents a comprehensive evaluation of Relative Humidity-Controlled Mechanical Extract Ventilation (RH-MEV) systems installed in multi-family social housing buildings, focusing on the assessment of in-situ aging and t
Juan Rios, Marc Legree, Adeline Mélois, Ambre Marchand Moury
The field of building ventilation and indoor air quality (IAQ) often employs indoor CO2 concentrations as an indicator of outdoor air ventilation rates and, in some cases, as a contaminant impacting human health and comfort.
Oluwatobi Oke, Andrew Persily
The EIA EBC Annex 80 Resilient Cooling program has focused on bringing together and extending the knowledge on the resilience of buildings to overheating (Holzer, 2024).  In the context of the Annex 80 Resilient Cooling program
Joost Declercq, Martijn Holvoet
Increasing attention is being paid to radon concentrations in the assessment of indoor climatic comfort.
J. Kubiak, M. Basińska
In recent times, society has become increasingly aware of potential health problems associated with indoor environments.
Małgorzata Basińska, Joanna Kubiak, Michał Michałkiewicz
Ventilation impacts the quality of the indoor environment.
Niels De Kempeneer, Mart Verlaek, Sophie De Mulder, Gitte Schreurs, Maja Mampaey, Karen Van Campenhout
Many children between 1 and 3 years of age spend a fraction of their time in kindergartens.
J.L. Sánchez-Jiménez, M. Ruiz de Adana
French regulation regarding residential ventilation dates from 1982. Almost every new residential buildings constructed since then are equipped with a mechanical ventilation system. 
Valérie Leprince, Gaëlle Guyot, Laure Mouradian
In Belgium, the requirements for ventilation in buildings can be found in national ventilation standards, national health regulation and in regional environmental regulations and EPB regulations (Energy Performance and Indoor Cl
Arnold Janssens, Laura De Jonge, Maarten De Strycker, Liesje Van Gelder
The increasing severity and duration of climate change is that extremes – notably heatwaves, increases the risk of human thermal stress in indoor environments where people spend most of their times.
Hilde Breesch, Douaa Al Assaad, Abantika Sengupta, Marijke Steeman
The main purpose of this study is to analyse the effects of heat gain, airflow rate, air distribution, and the location of an infector on the airborne transmission and infection probability in a meeting room.
Risto Kosonen, Weixin Zhao, Simo Kilpeläinen, Juha Jokisalo
This study investigates the performance of Temporary Isolation Rooms (TIRs) in controlling airborne transmission of aerosols.
Shinhye Lee, Hyunmin Kim, Jooyeon Roh, Myoung-souk Yeo
The ingress of naturally occurring radioactive radon gas from the soil into buildings can occur both by convection through any openings in the foundations as a result of pressure differentials and by diffusion across an airtight
Liang Grace Zhou, Yunyi Ethan Li, Janet Gaskin, Patrique Tardif
Radon, a naturally occurring radioactive gas, is a leading cause of lung cancer and has the potential to increase significantly due to current renovation strategies.
Mohsen Pourkiaei, Miriam Byrne, Patrick Murphy, James A. McGrath
This study aims to evaluate airborne cross-infection risk under different discharge angle (-20°, 0°, and +20°) and supply temperatures (18, 25, and 30 °C) of an air-conditioner, with various body orientations (face-to-face, side
Hee Won Shin, Hyun Wook Park, Jae Hyun Park, Dong Hwa Kang
In this work we investigate the bidirectional filtration efficiencies of respirators, such as FFP2 masks and medical masks, under cyclic breathing and different fits.
Dennis Derwein, Tobias Maria Burgholz, Kai Rewitz, Dirk Müller

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