The climate change leads to periods of extreme events (ie reduction of cold seasons, heat
waves, overheating, urban heat island among others) that affect the performance of …

Despite various preventive interventions, nosocomial cross-infection remains a significant
challenge in healthcare facilities worldwide. Consequently, prolonged hospitalization …

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 …

The frequent occurrence of highly infectious diseases in recent years has posed a serious
threat to human life and public health safety and has received close attention from …

The furniture layout between two people complicates the interaction between indoor airflow,
human thermal plume, and exhalation flow in the breathing microenvironment. It thus …

Ventilation methods are widely used for creating livable indoor environments. The
ventilation performance index of thermal comfort is indispensable for the provision of thermal …

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that infection prevention actions need to be more
efficient in public indoor environments. In addition to SARS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID-19 …

In multi-storey buildings, Ra-226 in building materials is the main source of radon entry.
Under low air exchange rate (eg in energy efficient buildings), radon concentration may …

This study investigates the performance of integrated personal exhaust ventilation and
physical barriers in mitigating airborne transmission, addressing the critical need for …

The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated that reliable risk assessment of venues is still
challenging and resulted in the indiscriminate closure of many venues worldwide. Therefore …