Bibliographic database Airbase

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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Assessing IAQ in existing residential buildings within a performance-based regulatory framework through a predictive model

In many countries, the traditional method of ventilating dwellings involved natural ventilation, based on the operation of windows and high levels of infiltration through the bui

Sonia García-Ortega, Pilar Linares-Alemparte
Performance-based IAQ_Assessing_IAQ_within_a_model.pdf (100.35 KB)
The IAQ performance-based regulation in Spain: description, identified problems for its application, and foreseen changes

Efforts must be made to promote the use of efficient ventilation systems in buildings with the aim of reducing energy demand, as ventilation is a major source of energy loss.

Pilar Linares-Alemparte, Sonia García-Ortega
Performance-based IAQ_Spanish performance based IAQ regs v6.pdf (304.17 KB)
The importance of performance-based regulations for residential ventilation. State of the art

The context of climate change and the need of saving energy has required rethinking the ventilation and the air change rates in buildings, because of their increased impact on th

Gaëlle Guyot, Valérie Leprince
Performance-based IAQ_Guyot_AIVC_TS_PerfBasedMeths_Intro-1.pdf (125.27 KB)
Optimizing the design of retirement homes concerning the indoor environment, energy efficiency, and climate change resiliency

This study explored the design optimization possibilities for Danish retirement homes while considering an increased risk of overheating due to elevated temperatures imposed by c

Julie Lindgaard Hald, Daria Zukowska-Tejsen, Jakub Kolarik
098-160-Kolarik-Jakub.pdf (247.18 KB)
Summertime Resilience in an L-Shaped Long-Term Care Facility with Mixed Natural Ventilation and Pressurized Corridors

Climate change has exacerbated the summertime overheating in buildings, necessitating resilient adaptation strategies.

Chang Shu, Lili Ji, Justin Berquist, Liang Grace Zhou
055-59-Shu-Chang.pdf (1004.39 KB)