The 36th AIVC Conference " Effective ventilation in high performance buildings", was held in Madrid, Spain, 23-24 September 2015. Contains 119 papers and extended summaries.
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Against the background of increased global demands for energy efficiency, property owners should raise the standards of ductwork systems for ventilation,…
This presentation will explain what exactly calibration should mean. It will also look into the hierarchy of and the differences between the calibration…
We conducted observations of wind velocity profiles above a high-density area in Tokyo, Japan, using a Doppler LIDAR system. Obtained data of the…
The objective of this paper is to assess the impact of the envelope airtightness on airflow patterns for single detached dwellings depending on the…
The Net Zero Energy Residential Test Facility (NZERTF) was constructed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to support the…
Constructions joints occur everywhere where several construction materials meet. That’s many meters that need to be taken care off, respecting the function…
Building airtightness in Germany is on a good way. The latest survey amongst FLiB members shows the n50-values are much better than the benchmarks given in…
In timber frame construction in Europe air barrier systems are typically realised at the interior side of the building envelope. Yet in some applications…
Interior wooden surfaces have the capacity to buffer the maxima and minima of relative humidity (RH) indoors. Especially in high performance buildings,…
This paper presents airtightness data measured for about 752 units of high-rise reinforced concrete buildings (apartment buildings) that have been recently…
The paper presents airtightness measurements results of the multi-family building. The tests were carried out in several ways, the results obtained by…
Hand-written results are a thing of the past. See how your phone or tablet and common testing gear can perform an automated cloud based test with secure…
Ventilation of buildings and homes is a key issue both from comfort and energy aspects. However to determine the average ventilation air flow or the…
Over three million subsidised dwellings were built in Spain between 1940 and 1980. Most of these buildings are now obsolete and fail to comply with thermal…
ATTMA, the Air Tightness Testing & Measurement Association has introduced mandatory lodgement for all members, representing over 140 companies and over…
A new low pressure ‘quasi-steady’ pulse technique for determining the airtightness of buildings has been developed further and compared with the standard…
Since 2006, the French Energy Performance regulation, named RT, has been allowing two ways to justify building airtightness: either with a measurement or…
The zero pressure compensation method has proven to be the best method to measure air flow rates accurately although it also has be shown that the accuracy…
Mastering building airtightness is essential to meet the requirements of current and future building codes, not only for saving energy but also for ensuring…
Since 2000, the French EP-calculations have been considering thermal losses due to building envelope airtightness. The last two regulations (RT2000 and…