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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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Traditionally, ventilation and air conditioning ducts have been manufactured with rectangular cross sections. The rectangular duct can easily be adapted, e.g.
Describes the development of the Swedish duct tightness guidelines, the "AMA system".
A cautionary tale of what happens when the entire construction and development system breaks down.
Drainage ventilation for underground structures I: transient analysis of operation. | 1998 | English
The propagation of low-amplitude air pressure transients within the drainage and vent systems of underground habitable structures may result in system failure due to trap seal loss and foul odour ingress into the occupied space.
A study comparing the effectiveness (as reported by occupants) of passive stack ventilation (PSY) and mechanical extract fans (MEFs) was carried out during the winter of 1996. This involved a face-to-face survey of 437 homes in England.
Calibrating air flow measurement devices is a constant headache for users in the field. Peter Downing explains how sophisticated ultrasonics can overcome the problem.
In order to understand why Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery is common in some countries of Europe yet installed in a small minority of domestic dwellings in the UK, surveys of Regional Electricity Companies and distributors have been carr
Heat recovery is difficult to implement in passive stack ventilation because the pressure loss is usually too high in conventional heat exchangers compared with the stack pressure.
The 1995 edition of the National Building Code of Canada has extensively changed the ventilation requirements for housing.