Improving ductwork: a time for tighter air distribution systems. A status report on ductwork airtightness in various countries with recommendations for future designs and regulations.

Author(s) : AIVC, Eur. Comm., CARRIE F. R., ANDERSSON J., WOUTERS P.

Type of monograph: Report

Summary

The research reported in this handbook was funded in part by the European Union non-technological programme SAVE (Specific Action on Vigorous Energy Efficiency) and is aimed at promoting the rational use of energy within the Union (stabilising CO2 emissions). Extract from the table of contents: quality requirements for ductwork systems; standards review; ductwork airtightness: state-of-the-art review of construction and installation technologies; traditions in the design, installation, and maintenance of duct systems; field measurements; air distribution system leakage versus energy, indoor air quality and costs; potential energy impacts of a tight air duct policy at the European level; outcome of the international SAVE-DUCT Seminar in Brussels, June 1998; recommendations for future technical and governmental measures.

Details

Original title: Improving ductwork: a time for tighter air distribution systems. A status report on ductwork airtightness in various countries with recommendations for future designs and regulations.
Record ID : 2001-1158
Languages: English
Subject: Figures, economy, Regulation
Publication: AIVC (Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre) - United kingdom/United kingdom
Publication date: 1999
ISBN: 1902177104
Source: Source: 126 p. (21 x 29.7); fig.; tabl.; ref.; append.
Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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