CO2 in indoor environments: From environmental and health risk to potential renewable carbon source

LR López, P Dessì, A Cabrera-Codony… - Science of the total …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the developed world, individuals spend most of their time indoors. Poor Indoor Air Quality
(IAQ) has a wide range of effects on human health. The burden of disease associated with …

[HTML][HTML] Passive cooling strategies to optimise sustainability and environmental ergonomics in Mediterranean schools based on a critical review

C Díaz-López, A Serrano-Jiménez, K Verichev… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This article identifies and compares the passive cooling strategies used and their
relationship to optimising sustainability and environmental ergonomics based on 47 case …

[HTML][HTML] A review of relevant parameters for assessing indoor air quality in educational facilities

PTBS Branco, SIV Sousa, MR Dudzińska… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Indoor air quality (IAQ) in educational facilities is crucial due to the extended time students
spend in those environments, affecting their health, academic performance, and attendance …

[HTML][HTML] Micro-characteristics of a naturally ventilated classroom air quality under varying air purifier placements

P Kumar, N Rawat, A Tiwari - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
A naturally-ventilated operational classroom was instrumented at 18 locations to assess
spatial variations of classroom air pollution (CRAP), thermal comfort and ventilation …

Energy consumption, thermal comfort, and indoor air quality in mosques: Impact of Covid-19 measures

A Yüksel, M Arıcı, M Krajčík, M Civan… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Restrictions have been imposed on the number of people, the duration of their stay and air
conditioning operation in temples to limit the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. This …

Age of air, purging flow rate, and net escape velocity in a cross-ventilation model sheltered by urban-like blocks using LES

KB Fernandez, N Ikegaya, K Ito, Q Chen - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Although ventilation effectiveness varies in different sections of indoor spaces owing to
imperfect mixing condition, previous studies on cross-ventilation in a model sheltered by …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review on COVID-19 related research in HVAC system and indoor environment

Y Lin, J Wang, W Yang, L Tian, C Candido - Energy and Built Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
The on-going COVID-19 pandemic has wrecked havoc in our society, with short and long-
term consequences to people's lives and livelihoods-over 651 million COVID-19 cases have …

Airflow deflectors of external windowsto induce ventilation: Towards COVID-19 prevention and control

W Che, J Ding, L Li - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Since the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, the normalization of
the epidemic has posed great challenge to epidemic prevention and control in indoor …

Systematic review of the key factors influencing the indoor airborne spread of SARS-CoV-2

S de Crane D'Heysselaer, G Parisi, M Lisson… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic due to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) has been plaguing the world since late 2019/early 2020 and has changed …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of retrofitted ventilation approaches on long-range airborne infection risk for lecture room environments: design stage methodology and …

A O'Donovan, PD O'Sullivan - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
There is a continued need to improve the energy (and by extension carbon) performance of
the existing building stock in Europe and globally. Recent experiences with the COVID-19 …