LoginNew buildings have to satisfy stricter standards regarding energy efficiency and consumption. This results in higher insulation levels and lower air leakages that reduce heating demands.
38th AIVC - 6th TightVent - 4th venticool Conference - Nottingham, UK - 13-14 September 2017
The 38th AIVC Conference "Ventilating healthy low-energy buildings", was held in Nottingham, UK, 13-14 September 2017. Contains 113 papers and summaries.
Volume content
Experiences regarding draught effects for ventilative cooling in cold climate | 2017 | English | 10 pp
Affordable and replicable renovation of social housing fulfilling indoor climate and energy targets thanks to seven replicable renovation elements | 2017 | English | 7 pp
RenovActive is a renovation project which took place in Brussels based on the concept of Climate Renovation that implies achieving an excellent indoor climate as well as a high energy performance.
Delivery and performance of a ventilative cooling strategy: the demonstration case of a shopping centre in Trondheim, Norway | 2017 | English | 10 pp
Nearly all retail locations use mechanical cooling systems to ensure indoor comfort temperatures and mechanical ventilation to ensure adequate air exchange, primarily for hygienic reasons.
An Experimental Validation of an Indoor Radon Model that examines Energy Retrofit Buildings | 2017 | English | 7 pp
The modelling framework IAPPEM was redeveloped to predict indoor radon concentrations in dwellings that have undergone an energy retrofit, and have experienced a consequent air tightness change.
Effectiveness of Ventilative Cooling Strategies in Hot and Dry and Temperate Climates of India | 2017 | English | 10 pp
Increasing use of air-conditioning in India is applying upward pressure on energy demand and may have implications on dependability.
There are three common methods used to analyse Indoor Air Quality in buildings: in-site measurements, laboratory measurements, or the simulation of indoor spaces using a validated computational model.
The harsh Norwegian climate requires buildings designed according to high standards. The airtightness of the building envelope is crucial to attain an energy efficient building and to avoid moisture problems.
On the design and testing of Airtightness Modifier dedicated to the TIPEE IEQ House | 2017 | English | 9 pp
This paper aims to present the elaboration of a device able to modify the airtightness of a test House. This project has been conducted with three Master student groups in the framework of their research projects from 2015 to 2017.
A New Approach to Estimating Carbon Dioxide Generation Rates from Building Occupants | 2017 | English | 7 pp
Indoor carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations have been used in the fields of building ventilation and indoor air quality (IAQ) for decades.
It is estimated that HVAC systems represent the highest energy consumption (approximately half of the total energy consumed) and one of the highest cost, especially in non-residential buildings.
The use of open-source CFD has been growing in both industry and academia. Open-source CFD saves users a considerable license cost and provides users with full transparency of implementation and maximum freedom of customization.
Building and ductwork airtightness requirements in Europe – Comparison of 10 European countries | 2017 | English | 10 pp
Mandatory building airtightness testing has come gradually into force in the UK, France, Ireland and Denmark.
Microorganism contaminants removal in a liquid desiccant dehumidification system | 2017 | English | 8 pp
The main focus of this research is to estimate the ability of a liquid desiccant (LD) system operation to remove microorganism particles.
Energy performance prediction of thermoelectric ceiling radiant panels with a dedicated outdoor air system | 2017 | English | 9 pp
This paper proposes a dedicated outdoor air system (DOAS) with thermoelectric module radiant cooling panels (TEM-RCP). The DOAS involves the concept of a decoupled system with a parallel sensible cooling unit.
Evaluation of thermal comfort in an office building served by a liquid desiccant-assisted evaporative cooling air conditioning system | 2017 | English | 10 pp
Recent studies examined a liquid desiccant indirect and direct evaporative cooling assisted 100% outdoor air system (LD-IDECOAS) as an energy conserving alternative to conventional air conditioning systems.
Preventing condensation and frosting in an energy recovery ventilator using a preheat coil | 2017 | English | 9 pp
One of the problems presented by energy recovery ventilators (ERV) is the condensation/frosting problem that occurs during winter time. In order to prevent this problem, preheating outdoor air is the most common method used nowadays.
Evaluating natural ventilation cooling potentials during early building designs | 2017 | English | 9 pp
Natural ventilation (NV) is an efficient way of cooling buildings, and its energy saving potentials however depend on many parameters including local hourly weather and climate conditions, types of ventilations, indoor cooling loads (or heat gains
Existing protocols for the inspection of mechanical residential systems poorly address both the assessment of uncertainties and recommendations or specifications for measurement methods and devices to be used to guarantee low measurement uncertain
Thermal performance of ventilated solar collector with energy storage containing phase change material | 2017 | English | 10 pp
This paper presents a ventilated solar collector with energy storage of fins containing Phase Change Material (PCM) in the air cavity and investigates its thermal performance.
Impact of ductwork airtightness on fan energy use: calculation model and test case | 2017 | English | 14 pp
This paper proposes a methodology to assess fan energy use savings when improving ductwork airtightness. This methodology is based on new standard FprEN 16798-5-1:2016.