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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 study presented in 2019 on paired, alternating air handling units (push/pull units) found that wind load peaks can have an impact of up to 100 Pascal of differential pressure on air handlers. Yet, these units can only be tested up to a pressure sensitivity of 20 Pascal. The building authority DIBt specifies in its technical approvals...

Oliver Solcher

In der 2019 vorgestellten Untersuchung an paarweise, alternierend arbeitenden Lüftungs-geräten (Pendellüftern) wurde festgestellt, dass aufgrund der Windlasten in der Spitze bis 100 Pa Differenzdruck auf die Lüftungsgeräte wirken können und diese Lüftungsgeräte aber nur bis 20 Pa Druckempfindlichkeit geprüft werden. Bauaufsichtliche...

Oliver Solcher

In Denmark, a manufacturer and dealer of vapor barrier membranes has observed unusual behavior. The membranes were installed in a small house and show that the system can be set up and be tight. What is interesting is that the airleak range changes over time, and becomes approx. twice as leaky over two months, but then...

Lars Due

In Dänemark hat ein Hersteller und Händler von Dampfsperrbahnen ein ungewöhnliches Verhalten beobachtet. Die Membranen wurden in einem kleinen Haus installiert und zeigen, dass das System zunächst dicht ist. Interessant ist, dass sich der Airleak-Bereich mit der Zeit ändert und ca. über zwei Monate doppelt so undicht...

Lars Due

Exhaust air dampers are part of an extraction system and a permanent penetration in the thermal building envelope, even though the vent is out of operation most of the time (about 23.5 hours per day). Exhaust air dampers with air leakages can cause considerable infiltrations resulting in significant heat losses. We used the MLM measuring...

Søren Peper, Kristin Bräunlich