The 22nd AIVC Conference, Market Opportunities for Advanced Ventilation Technology, was held in Bath, UK, 11-14 September 2001.
Contains 42 papers
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The Building Regulations with regard to the energy performance of buildings in the Netherlands is an attempt to a performance oriented requirement in…
In the framework of SOLVENT project, work was carried out to develop strategies and dissemination material to assist the efficient application of solar and…
In urban areas, people stand the most of their time in indoor environment. In this context, indoor air quality is more and more a subject of concern.…
This study investigates the application of night ventilation techniques in ten urban canyons, situated in the extended region of Athens, Greece. In order to…
The International Space Station (ISS) is the biggest multinational space program ever with 16 countries involved. Since November 2000 the station is…
In this study a parametric analysis was carried out of the interaction between louvres and various perforated mesh screens. This type of arrangement is…
Air filters may be used to reduce indoor airborne concentration which is one of the main indoor air pollutants. Air filters performances have to be measured…
In this paper the experimental results of the measurements obtained after the completion of a test room realised in the laboratories of the Dipartimento di…
For over 20 years, the AIVC has been a key player in developments in technical knowledge on ventilation and related issues, and has always been very active…
The Coolhouse project is exploring the viability of alternatives to air-conditioning in southern European countries using innovative passive and low energy…
Following calculations of potential energy savings, several types of earth-air heat exchangers have been coupled to buildings in novel concepts for passive…
Thermal bridges are the typical locations for moisture and mould problems in buildings. Low surface temperatures in combination with a high humidity level…
This paper illustrates the airtightness and ventilation performance of a recently built ecological house in Helsinki, Finland. The wood frame house, which…
Energy Performance standardisation and legislation is receiving an increased interest in many countries. The paper is split up in 3 parts: An overview of…
The main problem in natural ventilation is that its efficiency depends very tightly on the meteorological conditions : high wind velocity and outside…
When studying improvements on room by room air conditioning appliances (RAC), it is necessary to know for how long these appliances function and which is…
Most dwellings in the United States are ventilated primarily through leaks in the building shell (i.e., infiltration) rather than by whole-house mechanical…
Ventilation plays an important role in the RT 2000 regulation. This new French thermal regulation takes into account energy for heating and lighting through…
Ventilation performances in existing buildings are not well known, in France. They are not often checked. This paper shows how a method for checking the…