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An ideal ventilation system should be robust and capable of providing thermal comfort and good indoor air quality (IAQ) that safeguards…
The current trend in most Western countries regarding building ventilation is to follow the “build tight, ventilate right” strategy. New energy efficient…
Many differences exist between countries in the requirements and regulations for ventilation of dwellings, offices, classrooms and other spaces. Sometimes…
As the AIVC was created in 1979, the 40th anniversary of the AIVC was celebrated in October 2019 at the 40th AIVC …
Much progress has been made to improve the airtightness level of new buildings. Still, little is known about the durability of building airtightness, or the…
As the AIVC was created in 1979, the 40th anniversary of the AIVC was celebrated in October 2019 at the 40th AIVC conference in…
Exposures in homes constitute the major part of exposures to airborne pollutants experienced through the human lifetime. They can constitute from 60 to…
This report gives a critical review of steps taken in 10 countries (Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, UK, USA) with…
We collected information on existing envelope air leakage databases from countries that are involved in the AIVC-TightVent project “Development and…
Energy use for fan operation can be significantly reduced by a 3-flanked approach:
(1) The first step is prudent…
Due to the rapid urbanization and modernization of Korea, the demand for housing has increased considerably more than in other countries. As a result, the…
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country located in the centre of Europe. The area of the Czech Republic is 78,866 km² and its population is about 10.4…
Low income households in developed and less developed countries suffer from serious indoor environmental problems like heat stress, lack of comfort and poor…
Because of specific urban characteristics, the potential of natural ventilation can be seriously decreased in the urban environment because of reduced wind…
Ventilation standards and guidelines typically treat ventilation as a constant and specify its value. In many circumstances a designer wishes to use…
This AIVC Technical Note has been produced in the frame of the EU RESHYVENT project, conducted from January 2002 to December 2004. An outline of this…
The basic strategy for providing indoor air quality in residences is to dilute indoor sources with outdoor air. This strategy assumes that the outdoor air…
Ventilation is required to provide to remove or dilute pollutants and incidentally meets metabolic oxygen requirements for occupants. In addition…
Ductwork is used for transport of air used for ventilation or air conditioning in buildings. The supply air is typically conditioned (filtered, warmed or…
This review attempts to summarise available airtightness, minimum ventilation rate and indoor air quality requirements, standards, codes of practice and…