The 30th AIVC Conference, Trends in High Performance Buildings and the Role of Ventilation, was held in Berlin, Germany, 1-2 October 2009.
Contains 48 papers
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In Central and Northern Europe several thousands homes conform to the Passivhaus standard havebeen built. The applicability of this Standard has not yet…
Office buildings in central Chile normally show higher cooling than heating energy demand.Overheating is a frequent problem in this type of buildings in…
It is well known that appropriate ventilation represents one of the prerequisites for achieving goodindoor comfort, and we try to ensure a continuous and…
The dependence of the ventilation on the indoor particulate pollution is highlighted by numerousstudies. The aim of the present study is to examine the…
Even when providing the same nominal rate of outdoor air (OA), different ventilation systems distribute air in different ways, affecting the occupants…
The emission from materials is an important source of degradation of our indoor air quality. Toinvestigate this field, it is necessary to determine…
In order to respond to global warming and natural resources depletion challenges, industrials from the building sector need to propose an adequate offer.…
Due to increasing interest in indoor air quality and demand controlled ventilation in buildings aiming at energy and cost saving, as well as health and…
Ventilation is essential for the health and comfort of building occupants. It is particularly required todilute and/or remove pollutants emitted by…
One of the topics studied in the European IEE-ASIEPI project (www.asiepi.eu) is the way envelopeairtightness is dealt…
The legal background for the assessment of the energy performance of buildings and energycertificates in Germany will be changed in October 2009. Beside the…
In most Dutch classrooms draught results in insufficient ventilation and poor air quality during the heating season, adversely affecting the well being and…
Since 1991 has Sweden regulations on compulsory inspection of ventilation systems (OVK). Thereasons to issue these regulations were many studies on poor…
This paper analyzes some important aspects toward changing energy paradigma in urban area.To that aim it is important to act synergically on three sides of…
Ventilation in schools is very important as it has a direct relation to health and performance of pupils.The status quo of school ventilation in the…
Passive cooling of buildings is one of the energy-saving measures that can be employed in climateswith predominantly sensible cooling loads. There are…
In 2005 the first Energy Efficiency Plan for South Africa was developed by the Department of Mineralsand Energy. This plan sets the target for energy…
A questionnaire presented to designers demonstrates the difficulty to explain the specific status, thestratification and the correlation of parameters,…
The current rate of consumption across Europe is leading to environmental problems. We need toreduce our impact to nature - our ecological footprint - by…
The French regulation on residential building ventilation relies on an overall and continuous airrenewal. The fresh air should enter the building through…