The 40th AIVC Conference "From energy crisis to sustainable indoor climate - 40 years of AIVC", was held in Ghent, Belgium, 15-16 October 2019. Contains 128 papers and/or summaries.
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The airtightness of new buildings has significantly improved in the last two decades thanks to building energy performance regulations. However, until now,…
Wood is a hygroscopic material, it has the ability to adsorb or desorb water in response to the ambient relative humidity. Thus, the ambient air will affect…
The association between indoor air quality (IAQ) and sleep quality was investigated in this study. A total of 27 participants (14 males and 13 females, 20-…
More than 20 years of one’s life is spent in the bedroom when sleeping. Sleep quality is essential for our health, well-being and next-day performance.…
The indoor air quality is very important for the well-being of occupants, especially in the case of young babies. This research focuses on the air quality…
The estimation of low-rise, residential building infiltration rates using envelope airtightness values from whole building fan pressurization tests has been…
The ventilative cooling by natural ventilation is important technology for the buildings in urban area for the sake of energy saving and BCP (Business…
Outdoor air change qualifies the air that enters into the buildings. The outdoor air moves freely along the urban mesh favoured by the wind forces and…
The work presented is the continuation of the research on the probabilistic modelling of air infiltration carried out by the author over many years. The…
The opening of windows can lead to high energy losses in wintertime, especially in nearly zero-energy buildings. But can reduce overheating significantly in…
A ventilation performance report is mandatory for every new residential building in Flanders, for building permits issued since January, 1st 2016. This…
Studies in the Netherlands show that ventilation systems of dwellings don’t comply with building regulations. The main shortcoming is insufficient…
The measurement of natural airflows is practically challenging. Driving forces that induce natural airflows are characterized by low pressure differences.…
Building airtightness requirements are becoming more and more common in Europe (Leprince, Carrié, & Kapsalaki, 2017). However, airtight buildings…
Within the ventilation principle of buildings, the outdoor air is considered as a source of fresh, "clean" air. Outdoor air quality monitoring by…
Air filters installed in ventilation systems face various types of aerosols during their service life, both in residential and in commercial buildings.…
Combustion appliances are used in many buildings to provide space heating and domestic hot water. These appliances emit smoke that contains pollutants that…
The last decades big steps have been made on the road to develop and design energy neutral buildings. Despite the large list of developments and…
Many test methods exist for evaluating gaseous-contaminant filtration media, and a few for evaluating functional filters and other devices. These test…
Gas-phase air cleaning methodologies have been considered as an attractive and cost-benefit alternative, and supplement to the traditional ventilation…