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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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Recent concern has centered on "sick buildings" in which there has been an unusually high percentage of health complaints by the building's occupants.
Statistics indicate that flying is the safest way to travet, but a trip on a ptane coutd be more hazardous to your health than you might imagine. Carolynne Dear reports.
Ventilation system designers may be guilty of professional negligence by working with inaccurate noise data and, even worse, they may be unwittingly causing Sick Building Syndrome. Ewen Rose reports
Numerous ground-coupled air systems have been constructed in combination with heat recovery units in mechanically ventilated buildings in Switzerland.
Sensory responses to clean air and air polluted by five building materials under different combinations of temperature and humidity in the ranges 18-28°C and 30-70%RH were studied in the laboratory.
Vertical concentration profiles for various size fractions of airborne particulate matter have been measured in a nonsmoking indoor environment used mainly as a meeting point during coffee break (11.00 a.m.) and tea time (4.00 p.m.).
Most of the existing emission models developed from small-scale chamber tests assume complete mixing in the chamber throughout the test period. This paper examined this assumption using a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CPD) model.
This Update examines various fire-stopping techniques that meet the intent of the National Building Code of Canada (NBC) with respect to fire resistance and that do not adversely affect the sound isolation of the wall assembly.
This Update discusses the various factors that affect sound transmission through different types of concrete block walls, including single-leaf walls, double-leaf walls and walls with gypsum board attached.
The terrifying organisms that live in our ventilation systems have perfected their methods of attack, but Martyn Love thinks he might have the answer
All internal combustion engines produce exhaust gases containing noxious compounds: carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxides (NOx, carbon oxides (CxHy) and smoke.