LoginThe study aimed to assess prevalence of complaints and symptoms in relation to sick building syndrome for workers in an air conditioned building in Italy, in the absence of earlier reported complaints.
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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Prevalence of irritative symptoms in a non-problem air conditioned office building. | 1998 | English
Summarises the results of product analyses and a series of small chamber emissions tests on alkyd paint.
An investigation of the source of an MRSA outbreak at a UK hospital found that the cause was an intermittently operated ventilation system. Ventilation grilles were found to be contaminated with EMRSA-15.
Used a trained sensory panel and chemical and microbial measurements to examine the odour generation of the various components of air handling units.
States that poor ventilation is a factor in raising humidity levels in well insulation cold climate housing.
Thermal comfort in a naturally ventilated test room is investigated. The test room is a lightweight portable cabin located in a sheltered area at Loughborough University, UK.
Trees, displacement ventilation and the use of thermal mass all played their part in giving the Green Building of the Year Award to the Ministry of Defence. Ewen Rose gets under the skin of the winning building.
Macroscopic flow numbers relating to the jet momentum of air diffusion terminal devices are studied in this paper. Diffuser jet momentum, jet momentum number and jet momentum ratio are reviewed in the literature.
Typical HVAC noise may produce an uncomfortable environment, leading to the associated problems of general dissatisfaction and reduced productivity.
This paper presents general guidance on designing for thermal comfort in combined chilled ceiling/displacement ventilation environments.
Unsolicited complaints from 23,500 occupants in 690 commercial buildings were examined with regard to absolute and relative frequency of complaints, temperatures at which thermal sensation complaints (too hot or too cold) occurred, and response ti
Thermal anemometers with omnidirectional sensors are recommended in the standards to be used for low-velocity measurements indoors. Requirements for the directional sensitivity of the velocity sensor are prescribed.
New method for testing dynamic characteristics of low-velocity thermal anemometers. | 1998 | English
A comprehensive investigation was made of the dynamic behavior of five low-velocity thermal anemometers with omnidirectional sensors. Both the shape of the dynamic response curves of the instruments and their dynamic response were different.