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The 20th AIVC and Indoor Air 99 Conference, Ventilation and indoor air quality in buildings, was held in Edinburgh , Scotland, 9-13 August 1999.

Contains 141 papers

Volume content
Experimental and numerical investigation on temperature and air velocity distribution in a room equipped with split-system air conditioner.

Split-system air conditioning is increasingly usedapplications, owing to its low cost and installationboth for residential and commercialease. The indoor…

De Carli M, Peron F, Zecchin R
Simulation of indoor air quality in an office building floor: a first case study.

In order to evaluate the impact on indoor air quality of different installation and ventilation strategies, the modelling of indoor air pollutant transfer…

Parey S
Thermal and ventilation characteristics in a room with underfloor air-conditioning system.

It is the objective of the present paper to investigate indoor environmental characteristics ofan office building with an underfloor air conditioning system…

Han H, Chung K S, Jang K J
Modelling methods of building process.

Investigation the modelling of the mathematical model of expediency of project decisions of building materials including the human safety the asbestos. The…

Krutkeviciute O, Viliunas G
Test method of heat recovery units in single houses.

The study was to test five units used in single house mechanical ventilation systems with heat recovery. Tests were made according to CEN project prepared…

Bernard A M, Lemaire M-C, Spennato B, Barles P
Numerical simulation of turbulent flow in ventilation ducts.

An efficient numerical method for solving the Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS)equations with turbulence models for complex geometry and high Reynolds…

Jovicic N, Milovanovic D, Babic M, Soulis J V
Development of a demand control strategy in buildings using radon and carbon dioxide levels.

Air change rates, indoor radon and carbon dioxide levels were monitored in a lecture theatre in the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Two…

Chan G Y, Chao C Y, Lee D C, Chan S W, Lau H
Comparison of indoor air quality between air-conditioned building and naturally ventilated building during heating season.

Field measurements were made during the heating season to compare IAQ between an air– conditioned building (Building A) and a naturally ventilated building…

Kim G Y, Kim Y H, Sim I C
Relation between building envelope U-value and building form.

This study aims to introduce a methodology which enables to revise the limit values of overallheat transfer coefficient in accordance with the building form…

Yilmaz Z, Koclar Oral G, Manioglu G
The influence of nocturnal ventilation reduction on indoor air quality.

The energy saving practice of stopping ventilation systems at night may reduce the daytimeair quality. Sorption phenomena where pollutants absorbed at night…

Gunnarsen L, Sakr W, Haghighat F, von Grunau M
Appraisal of building envelope alternatives in terms of overall physical performance.

The envelope as fictional building element acts as a filter intended to regulate energy andmass flows. The overall performance of the envelope is…

Aygun M
Low temperature heating systems: impact on IAQ, thermal comfort and energy consumption.

The Netherlands Agency for Energy and the Environment(NOVEM) is conducting a program for the implementation of Low Temperature Heating (LTH) systems in…

Eijdems H H E W, Boerstra A C, Op't Veld P J M
Good indoor climate and air quality in energy efficient houses.

Two energy-efficient single-family houses (known as ESPI houses) with competitive overallcosts were set up during the study in Finland. The consumption of…

Saari M, Laine J
Indoor air quality and performance contracting in schools in the US.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in partnership with the NationalAssociation of Energy Service Companies (NAESCO) is demonstrating an approach…

Redding Y S, Harrison J
Energy loss due to ventilation: impact of average values and simplifications on calculations.

The project of CEN Standard from the Ventilation for dwellings group TC156/WG2/AH4 [1]for airflows calculations is being submitted to enquiry.This method…

Bernard A-M, Lemaire M-C, Barles P
Must cold air downdraughts be compensated when using highly insulating windows?

Rooms with high windows are likely to have comfort problems caused by cold airdowndraught, which are usually solved by placing heating appliances underneath…

Ruegg T, Dorer V, Steinemann U
Measures to reduce energy consumption: a simulation study for mushroom houses.

The purpose of this study is to provide a model to facilitate the simulated evaluation of theenergy consumption for different mushroom house and climate set…

Martin D P, Loeffen H
The control of air quality in a Chinese kitchen.

Chinese food is delicious. There are many kinds of cuisine. But the stir-fry, fry and deep-fry produce a large amount of steam and smoke which cause indoor…

Duanmu L, Ao Y, Feng G
Experimental studies of the air quality evaluation.

Three buildings are investigated to study the indoor air quality and the impact of the outdoorair pollution. These buildings, a swimming pool, a school and…

Barbat M, Richalet V, Guarracino G
Use of the global warming potential index to evaluate the impact of reducing air infiltration rates in existing houses.

In a cold climate such as of Montreal the air infiltration through the exterior envelope of a house has a significant impact on the heating energy…

Zmeureanu R
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