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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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The majority of urban pollution is traffic related and often shows daily variations with peaks occurring at rush hours. Poor outdoor air quality can affect the IAQ of local buildings that ventilate with polluted air.
Natural ventilation based on Passive-stacks are currently designed without incorporating heat recovery leading to wasteful heat loss.
In the UK's temperate maritime climate, the need to air-condition a non-domestic building outside city centres should be the exception rather than the rule.
The traditional way to dehumidify the outdoor air in a heating, ventilating and airconditioning (ENAC) system is by cooling the air temperature down below the dew point.For this process a refrigeration system is necessary to realise these low temp
Temperature and cooling demand in a room summertime are influenced by numerous factors,like internal gains, ventilation, solar gain, behaviour of occupants, thermal inertia of the roomand outdoor conditions (climate).The thermal environment and co
This paper describes the design and development of the natural ventilation system of the new Contact Theatre Complex Manchester, UK, designed by A Goldrick of Short Ford Associates.
Describes the development of the Swedish duct tightness guidelines, the "AMA system".
This paper discusses two complementary techniques for modeling human exposures to airborne contaminants with a focus on control decisions involving ventilation.
Local exhaust ventilation systems are normally the most cost efficient method for controlling air pollutants and excessive heat.
There has been lack of fact-based knowledge for design and operation of supply-air filters for general industrial ventilation.
Application of industrial painting is often carried out by air-atomization. In this case, health hazards arise from the exposure to solid and liquid aerosols as well as to solvent vapors.
For exhaust systems that handle dusts, a minimum transport velocity is required to prevent settling and plugging of ductwork. The minimum transport velocity required was studied experimentally for different kinds of dusts.
As part of a long-term investigation into fabric energy storage systems, EA Technology has been monitoring the headquarters of Weidmuller Interface, the first UK application of Termodeck, since the building was occupied in July 1994.