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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In recent years, not only the residence but also the effort of health promotion by improving the social environment including the working and the regional…
Buildings typically are expected to provide their inhabitants with the opportunity to influence the indoor environment using various control devices. These…
Indoor carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations have been used for decades to evaluate indoor air quality (IAQ) and ventilation. However, many of these…
The current policies and regulatory frameworks in the construction sector aim to improve energy efficiency of new buildings whilst maintaining acceptable…
With increasing building airtightness, the design of an adequate ventilation system gains importance. The first generation of ventilation systems, based on…
Various studies show a deterioration in indoor air quality after renovation and energy saving measures. NZEB dwellings are at the moment at an airtightness…
Low energy buildings are highly insulated and airtight and therefore subject to overheating risks, where Ventilative cooling (VC) might be a relevant…
The current development in building energy efficiency towards nearly-zero energy buildings (nZEB) represents a number of new challenges to design and…