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 The 16th AIVC Conference - Implementing the results of ventilation research, was held in Palm Springs, USA, 18-22 September 1995.

Contains 51 papers.

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16th AIVC Conference "Implementing the results of ventilation research" (Book of Proceedings)

The book of proceedings from the 16th AIVC Conference "Implementing the results of ventilation research", Palm Springs, USA, 18-22 September 1995

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Energy requirements for conditioning of ventilating air

The energy impact involved between bringing in outdoor air for indoor air pollution reduction and the energy required to condition this air are…

Colliver D.
Modelling coupled heat and airflow: ping pong versus onions.

By means of a case study involving a severe case of coupled heat and sir flow in buildings, this paper aims to quantify the differences resulting from…

Hensen J L M
Air flow distribution in a mechanically ventilated high rise residential building.

Air flow measurements and simulations were made on a 13-story apartment building to characterize the ventilation rates for the individual apartments.…

Diamond R C, Feustel H E
Predicting indoor airflow by combining network approach, CFD and thermal insulation.

This paper describes a method which aims to generate an overall view of multizone building air flow by integrating methods for bulk air flow analysis, air…

Clarke J A, Hensen J L M, Negrao C O R
A new ventilation strategy for humidity control in dwellings - a demonstration project.

A demand controlled ventilation system with humidity as the control parameter was tested in an experimental demonstration project in 16 apartments. In the…

Nielsen J B, Ambrose I
Effectiveness of a heat recovery ventilator, an outdoor air intake damper and an electrostatic particulate filter at controlling indoor air quality in residential buildings.

A preliminary study of the potential for using central forced-air heating and cooling system modifications to control indoor air quality (IAQ) in…

Emmerich S J, Persily A K
Energy impacts of air leakage in US office buildings.

Airtightness and infiltration rate measurements in office and other commercial buildings have shown that these buildings can experience significant levels…

VanBronkhorst D, Persily A K, Emmerich S J
Experimental validation of Ashrae SPC-129 Standard method of measuring air change effectiveness .

ASHRAE has developed a draft of a measurement standard, Standard 129, entitled "Standard Method of Measuring Air Cliange Effectiveness." This standard…

Offermann F J III, O Flaherty M T, Waz M A, Erlin N B
Trickle ventilators: effective natural background ventilation for offices.

Approved Document (AD Part F1) of the Building Regulations [1] for England and Wales identifies trickle ventilators as an option for providing natural…

Kolokotroni M, Marshall S G, Perera M D A E S
A laboratory for investigation of the air quality in simulated indoor environments.

A laboratory, designed to form the basis for research aiming at increasing the knowledge concerning the interactions between indoor pollution sources and…

Ekberg L E, Nielsen J B
Design and installation of passive stack ventilation in retrofitted apartment buildings.

Almost 60% of French residential buildings were built before the seventies, and an important part of those is to be retrofitted for complying with new needs…

Riberon J, Villenave J-G, Millet J-R, Moutet S
Fan pressurization measurements by four protocols.

Thirty-one independent fan pressurization measurement series were performed on seven apartments in three family housing buildings at Fort Riley, Kansas,…

Flanders S
Evaluation of an IR-controlled ventilation system in an occupied office building.

The use of IR detectors to steer the ventilation is in principle an attractive approach for optimising the ventilation according to the occupants needs. In…

Ducarme D, Wouters P, L Heureux D
Measurement and CFD modelling of IAQ indexes.

So as to better understand and predict IAQ problems, the velocity field and distribution of local mean age of air were determined experimentally with three-…

Regard M, Carrie F R, Voeltzel A, Richalet V
The impact of various ventilation remedies on radon levels and local building environment in a UK test house * some preliminary results.

The Building Research Establishment is currently investigating the impact of various radon remedies at a radon affected test house. Tests aim to assess how…

Welsh P A
The combined use of CFD and zonal modelling techniques to aid the prediction and measurement of ventilation effectiveness parameters.

In order that sampling points may be strategically located, it is desirable to have knowledge of the spatial variation of ventilation eflectiveness…

Simons M W, Waters J R, Leppard J
Cooling performance of silent cooling systems built by free convective coolers.

For the planning of "silent cooling" systems built by free convective coolers, it is necessary to support characteristic data for the cooling performance…

Steimle F
The design and development of two energy and environmentally sustainable prototype office buildings.

The C-2000 program for advances commercial buildings is an awards program to assist in the development of energy efficient and sustainable building…

Sterling E M, Coady T, Cook J, Shymko G, Newburt K, Cordonier J
Particulate deposition on indoor surfaces - its role with ventilation in indoor air quality prediction.

There is an increasing concern at the possible health effects of fine suspended particulate (aerosol) upon human health, particularly in the urban…

Byrne M A, Goddard A J H, Lockwood F C, Nasrullah M
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