LoginThe concept of 'build tight - ventilate right' requires minimising air infiltration through theenvelope of a building and then providing adequate ventilation in a controlled manner tosatisfy the fresh air requirements of occupants.
18th AIVC Conference - Athens, Greece - 23-24 September 1997
The 18th AIVC Conference, Ventilation and Cooling, was held in Athens, Greece, 23-24 September 1997.
Contains 70 papers
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Air distribution in an office building as measured with a passive tracer gas technique. | 1997 | English
A passive tracer gas technique - the homogenous emission technique was utilised formeasuring the air distribution in a part of an office building with displacement ventilation.Measurements were made during one winter period and one summer period.
Natural cross ventilation for refrigerative cooling reduction in a well insulated apartment. | 1997 | English
In this paper the energy impact of natural cross ventilation is examined conducting a set of crossventilation experiments in a well insulated apartment of a 5-storey building.
Prediction of the potential of self regulating natural ventilation devices: methodology and practical results. | 1997 | English
The performances of self regulating natural ventilation devices (devices of which the openingsection varies as function of the pressure difference across the device) strongly depend on thetype of building and its leakage characteristics.
In France, mechanical cooling is increasingly used in office buildings.
This study aimed to research the airtightness of the building envelope in apartments before and after renovation. Measurements were carried out in three apartment buildings. One to four apartments were examined in each building.
Due to the lack of proper sensors for odours, the odour concept, involving the unitsolf and decipol, is of very little practical use with respect to automatic control of VAVsystems.
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Four types of heat-pipe heat recovery systems were tested for application in passive stackventilation. The effects of fin shape, pipe arrangement and air velocity on the heat recoveryeffectiveness were investigated.
Design of low energy office buildings combining mechanical ventilation for IAQ control and night time ventilation for thermal comfort. | 1997 | English
The design of low-energy office buildings requires specific attention to an energy efficient concept for providing good indoor air quality conditions.
The main source of humidity in office buildings is the human occupant. Moisture is therefore a result of heat transmission from the person to the room air.