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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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Overview of key aspects in the proposed energy performance regulation for the Flemish Region in Belgium.

It is expected that there will be in 2003 an energy performance regulation for the Flemish Region. In the framework of the VLIET-EPIGOON project, a proposal…

Wouters P, van Orshoven D, Vandaele L, Schietecat J
Energy consumption in a naturally ventilated house in Finland.

In this paper, measurement and simulation results are presented that demonstrate the energy performance of a recently built ecological house in Helsinki,…

Simonson C
Velocity variations in ventilated rooms as a method for creating comfort.

The aim is to develop a new method for comfort in settings with high thermal load in buildings that do not require continuous cooling but cooling only…

Wigo H, Sandberg M
Building airtightnesses in the new French thermal regulation RT 2000.

Ventilation plays an important role in the RT 2000 regulation. The ventilation system is of course taken into account, but also the building envelope…

Millet J R
Barriers to the integration of cladding and building services.

This paper briefly exams the role of the building envelope in determining the internal environmental conditions in buildings and the scope for holistic…

Ledbetter S
Energy consumption in a naturally ventilated house in Finland.

In this paper, measurement and simulation results are presented that demonstrate the energy performance of a recently built ecological house in Helsinki,…

Simonson C
Why and how is airtightness stimulated in the proposed new energy performance regulation for the Flemish Region.

The airtightness performances of buildings and ventilation systems can have a major impact on the indoor climate (IAQ, thermal comfort,...) and on the…

Delmotte C, van Orshoven D, Wouters P
Dynamic insulation - recent experimental and theoretical studies.

Dynamic insulation is a very good example of a ventilation system integrated with the building envelope. The paper describes two recent studies carried out…

Clare A, Etheridge D
Research into the interactive facade.

The "Intelligent Facade" is seen as a central element in the evolution of building form and building fabric to provice environmental control and comfort.…

Wigginton M
Airtightness in the framework of the Dutch Energy Performance Regulation.

The NEN 5128 "Energy performance of dwellings and residential buildings- Determination method" [1] describes a procedure to calculate the energy performance…

de Gids W F
Energy conservation in buildings with integration of advanced ventilated wall components.

The performance of a Ventilated wall component under real weather conditions was tested, during two weather seasons, winter and summer. The component was…

Dimoudi A, Androutsopoulos A, Lykodis S
Evaluating the performance of a Windcatcher system using wind testing.

Increased global warming and deterioration of the ozone layer have stimulated interest in the use of renewable energy systems. Natural ventilation is…

Elmualim A, Awbi H
Demand controlled ventilation (DCV): case study in meeting rooms.

DCV systems have proved to be energy saving with correct IAQ in previous studies. In order to achieve correct performance, these systems must be properly…

Vialle P, Jardinier M, Pelleter X
AIRLIT-PV: demonstrating an innovative building facade component.

A major concern of those wishing to limit the energy use in buildings is the growing trend towards installing air-conditioning in new and refurbished…

Palmer J, Hart J
Monozone modelisation of natural ventilation with ducts.

European project pr EN13465 from CEN TC 156/WG2/AH4 gives a monozone model for airflow calculations in dwellings. In order to apply it to natural…

Bernard A
Evaluation and development of innovative and energe efficient ventilation strategies.

A potential conflict may exist between energy saving and good indoor climate. The present project is phase 2 of a 5-year research programme consisting of…

Afshari A, Bergsoe N
Earth-air heat exchangers in the Belgian climate: Analysis of the potential with a 3D modelling technique.

Earth-air heat exchangers can be used to reduce energy consumption in building ventilation systems. The idea is to pre-heat air in winter and pre-cool air…

de Paepe M
Programme of testing for a low-energy whole house ventilation system.

This paper is an overview of the work carried out during a 3year EPSRC funded project investigating the important factors in Supply Air window design. The…

McEvoy M, Southall R
Control strategies for hybrid ventilation: development of an experimental device.

This paper summarizes part of the work held at ENTPE within the framework of the IEA Annex 35 project. The aim of the work is to develop and experimentally…

Elmankibi M, Michel P, Guarracino G
Performance prediction of roof-integrated photovoltaics.

Building-integrated photovoltaic (PV) systems are increasingly common in developed countries and have the potential to contribute significantly to…

Gan G, Riffat S
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