Air Infiltration and Ventilation

A well designed and well performing ventilation system is crucial for a low energy building in order to combine low energy consumption with good indoor air quality.

If you search for up to date information about ventilation, the Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre (AIVC) is a good starting point. AIVC is an initiative of IEA ECBCS Annex 5. It is a huge information source with thousands of papers on air infiltration and ventilation.

You need to register, but online access is free for Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Norway and USA.

Energy Conservation

ECBCS, in full Energy Conservation in Buildings & Community Systems, is a research programme of the International Energy Agency (IEA) that started in the '70s and is still ongoing.

It is a series of international research projects (so called Annexes) on a wide range of subjects from energy efficient ventilation, environmental impact of buildings, building simulation tools, commissioning of HVAC systems, solar sustainable housing, net zero energy buildings, retrofitting educational buildings, electric lighting, etc.

It is a huge (mostly) open source of reliable, academic knowledge. A good starting point for any kind of research project, related to energy in the built environment.

Eerste hulp bij duurzame energie

Het kenniscentrum IDEG verleent steun en advies aan bedrijven i.v.m. de integratie van duurzame energietoepassingen in gebouwen. Maar daarnaast is het ook een kennisplatform dat op zijn website in de techniekenmatrix nuttige technische documentatie beschikbaar stelt over warmtepompen, zonneboiler, zonnecellen en ventilatie.