The 38th AIVC Conference "Ventilating healthy low-energy buildings", was held in Nottingham, UK, 13-14 September 2017. Contains 113 papers and summaries.
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New buildings have to satisfy stricter standards regarding energy efficiency and consumption. This results in higher insulation levels and lower air…
RenovActive is a renovation project which took place in Brussels based on the concept of Climate Renovation that implies achieving an excellent indoor…
Nearly all retail locations use mechanical cooling systems to ensure indoor comfort temperatures and mechanical ventilation to ensure adequate air exchange…
The modelling framework IAPPEM was redeveloped to predict indoor radon concentrations in dwellings that have undergone an energy retrofit, and have…
Increasing use of air-conditioning in India is applying upward pressure on energy demand and may have implications on dependability. Electrical energy can…
There are three common methods used to analyse Indoor Air Quality in buildings: in-site measurements, laboratory measurements, or the simulation of indoor…
The harsh Norwegian climate requires buildings designed according to high standards. The airtightness of the building envelope is crucial to attain an…
This paper aims to present the elaboration of a device able to modify the airtightness of a test House. This project has been conducted with three Master…
Indoor carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations have been used in the fields of building ventilation and indoor air quality (IAQ) for decades. Specific…
It is estimated that HVAC systems represent the highest energy consumption (approximately half of the total energy consumed) and one of the highest cost,…
The use of open-source CFD has been growing in both industry and academia. Open-source CFD saves users a considerable license cost and provides users with…
Mandatory building airtightness testing has come gradually into force in the UK, France, Ireland and Denmark. It is considered in many other European…
The main focus of this research is to estimate the ability of a liquid desiccant (LD) system operation to remove microorganism particles. The…
This paper proposes a dedicated outdoor air system (DOAS) with thermoelectric module radiant cooling panels (TEM-RCP). The DOAS involves the concept of a…
Recent studies examined a liquid desiccant indirect and direct evaporative cooling assisted 100% outdoor air system (LD-IDECOAS) as an energy conserving…
One of the problems presented by energy recovery ventilators (ERV) is the condensation/frosting problem that occurs during winter time. In order to prevent…
Natural ventilation (NV) is an efficient way of cooling buildings, and its energy saving potentials however depend on many parameters including local hourly…
Existing protocols for the inspection of mechanical residential systems poorly address both the assessment of uncertainties and recommendations or…
This paper presents a ventilated solar collector with energy storage of fins containing Phase Change Material (PCM) in the air cavity and investigates its…
This paper proposes a methodology to assess fan energy use savings when improving ductwork airtightness. This methodology is based on new standard FprEN…