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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Evaluation of Natural Ventilation and Cooling Systems using Dynamic Simulation Methods

This paper presents a simplified modelling process by using experimental results to form empirical relationships for a particular novel windcatcher natural ventilation and cooling system developed

Naghman Khan Yuehong Su, Nick Hopper and Saffa Riffat
A Study on the Convective Heat Transfer Coefficient and Thermal Resistance of Clothing under Cross Ventilation

The convective heat transfer coefficient around the human body is important for evaluating the effects that airflows exert on thermal comfort. However measuring it is generally difficult.

Keiko Sato, Takashi Kurabuchi, Takeshi Ogasawara, Masaaki Ohba, Shizuo Iwamoto, Nobumi Sahashi and Seigo Ikehara
Ventilated Active Façades to Reduce the Cooling Demand of Office Buildings - the Case of Spain

This paper analyses the energy efficiency of a Ventilated Active Façade (VAF) applied to office buildings in Spain in comparison with conventional façades that comply with the minimum energy requir

Olatz Irulegi, Antonio Serra, Rufino Hernández and Álvaro Ruiz-Pardo
Thermal and Aeraulic Parametric Analysis of Historical Dwellings

Old buildings represent, in many countries, a great part of the existing building stock. In France this amounts to more than 30%.

Andrea Kindinis, Richard Cantin, Mohamed El Mankibi and Gerard Guarracino
Observation of Environmental Control Behaviour in Elementary School Classrooms Equipped with Air-Conditioning Systems and Ceiling Fans for Cooling

This study conducted investigations aimed at clarifying the differences in environmental control behaviour, thermal/air environments and pupils' thermal sensations before and after installation of

Takashi Kurabuchi, Kumiko Tsuruta, Takeshi Ogasawara and Yukari Iino
Energy Consumption Variation due to Different Thermal Comfort Categorization Introduced by European Standard EN 15251 for New Building Design and Major Rehabilitations

European CEN Standard EN 15251 (2007) requires indoor thermal comfort conditions to be assessed and to fall within a category system for different levels of expectation and building purpose. &

A. Sfakianaki, M. Santamouris, M. Hutchins, F. Nichol, M. Wilson, L Pagliano, W. Pohl, J.L. Alexandre and A. Freire
Domain Decomposition Technique Applied to the Evaluation of Cross-Ventilation Performance for Various Opening Conditions of a Building

In order to ascertain the relationship between opening conditions and indoor airflow characteristics, case studies were conducted by performing CFD analysis using the domain decomposition technique

Kumiko Tsuruta, Takashi Kurabuchi and Yuma Kouchi
A Statistical Approach to the Prediction of the Energy Performance of Hotel Stock

The issue of evaluating possible strategies for improving the building stock's energy and environmental performance is crucial.

S.N. Boemi, Τ. Slini, A.M. Papadopoulos and Y. Mihalakakou
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