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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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This report provides the results of a two-phased study conducted for the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) to examine the practices and variability amongst practitioners of contaminated sites risk assessment in Canada.
This paper describes a methodology based on computational and analytical modelling techniques in the prediction of building internal pressure gain functions.
In connection with the research programme "Healthy Buildings", a building with indoor air quality problems was selected for further investigations. A Danish town hall was chosen because of many complaints over several years.
Canada's Space Centre in St Hubert, Quebec, is a new 27,870 m2 complex which was awarded first place in the ASHRAE Technology Awards (1996) for new commercial buildings.
General Dynamics Armament Systems was looking for a way to improve the performance of the ventilation system in their Lakeside Avenue industrial plant in Burlington, Vermont.
The purpose of this report is to summarise the work of IEA Annex 18 on demand controlled ventilation.
In this study, the odor generation of various components of air handling units was investigated. Results how that air handling system really can deteriorate the perceived air quality of the supply air.
A nine-home field study was conducted to investigate the impact of mechanical air duct cleaning (ADC) methods on indoor air quality (IAQ) and system performance. ADC services were provided by the National Air Duct Cleaners Association (NADCA).
Concerning artificial ventilation of interiors, microbial processes on air filters are assumed to cause pollution of the supply air with possible damage to the exposed persons' health.
Ventilation systems may in some cases be a major contributor to indoor air pollution. Several studies have shown that the pollution mainly originates from the filters. Microbial growth in the filters is seen as a cause for this pollution.
Recent concerns have been expressed with regard to emissions of glass fibers from heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HV AC) systems.