There are indications that energy-retrofitted buildings can create risks for indoor
environmental quality (IEQ) and therefore for health and comfort of occupants. A review was …

With the outbreaks of SARS, MERS, H7N9 and many other epidemic diseases, microbial
contamination has become a significant focus in both HVAC and epidemiology fields. HVAC …

Winner of the Choice Outstanding Academic Titles of 2010 award. Ensuring that buildings
are healthy and comfortable for their occupants is a primary concern of all architects and …

Indoor environmental conditions (thermal, noise, light, and indoor air quality) may affect
workers' comfort, and consequently their health and well-being, as well as their productivity …

Fungi in indoor environments can cause adverse health effects through inhalation and
epidermal exposure. The risk of fungal exposure originates from the aerosolization of fungal …

Children spend more time in schools than in any other place except at home. Children are
more susceptible than adults to effects of toxic exposure, but also to poor acoustic …

Despite policy directives, standards and guidelines, indoor environmental quality is still poor
in many cases. The Healthy Indoor Environment, winner of the 2016 IDEC Book Award, aims …

In this study, we investigated the effects of environmental factors such as airflow velocity,
relative humidity (RH), temperature, and duct reflectance on the performance of in‐duct UVC …

As numerical models of heat and moisture transfer in porous building materials advance and
numerical investigations increase in the literature, there remains a need for simple accurate …

Since the 1980s, research has studied the ways in which people are affected both
'objectively'and 'subjectively'by their physical environment at work. At that time, the concept …