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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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I would like to report on lessons learned in the field regarding two measurements at a special, particularly airtight and unusual building: A "concrete shell for CO2 storage in recycled concrete aggregates". Not only the building and its use for the permanent storage of CO2 in demolition concrete was unusual, but also measuring the building...

Michael Wehrli

Aus praktischer Sicht möchte ich über Erfahrungen von zwei Messungen an einem speziellen, besonders dichten und ungewöhnlichen Objekt berichten: Es geht um eine "Betonhalle zur CO2-Speicherung in Recycling-Beton". Neben dem ungewöhnlichen Objekt und seiner Nutzung zur dauerhaften Speicherung von...

Michael Wehrli

ISO 9972 describes the measurement procedure and calculation methods for determining the air permeability of buildings using the fan pressurization method. However, recent works have strongly underlined the need to improve the method's reliability to measure a building's air leakage rate described in this standard. Indeed...

Benedikt Kölsch, Adeline Mélois, Valérie Leprince

ISO 9972 beschreibt das Messverfahren und die Berechnungsmethoden zur Bestimmung der Luftdurchlässigkeit von Gebäuden mittels Differenzdruckverfahren. Neueste Untersu-chungen haben klar gezeigt, dass die Zuverlässigkeit der in dieser Norm beschriebenen Methode zur Messung des Leckagestroms eines Gebäudes noch...

Benedikt Kölsch, Adeline Mélois, Valérie Leprince

Knowledge of air leakages in building envelopes, in location and magnitude, is essential for economical energy refurbishment of existing buildings. Hence, several measurement methods have been developed. The blower door test provides an accurate integral measurement of a building’s airtightness. However, localisation...

Johannes Pernpeintner, Benedikt Kölsch, Björn Schiricke