Abstract The carbon dioxide (CO 2)-based demand-controlled ventilation (DCV) has
attracted prompt attention from the Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) …

Occupants are active participants in their built environment, affecting its performance while
simultaneously being affected by its design and indoor environmental conditions. With …

In the last few decades, Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) has received increasing attention from the
international scientific community, political institutions, and environmental governances for …

Addressing indoor air quality (IAQ) and thermal comfort issues in school buildings is
challenging but relevant. Firstly, their primary occupants are more vulnerable than adults …

Background The importance of building ventilation to protect health has been more widely
recognized since the COVID-19 pandemic. Outdoor air ventilation in buildings dilutes indoor …

School classrooms are often reported as having insufficient ventilation with elevated indoor
CO 2 concentrations. This paper reports on pre-pandemic field measurements of CO 2 …

Abstract Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is affected by Context, Occupant and Building (COB) related
factors. This paper evaluates IAQ as a function of occupant-related factors including …

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of ventilation was widely stressed and new
protocols of ventilation were implemented in school buildings worldwide. In the Netherlands …

Current evidence and recent publications have led to the recognition that aerosol-borne
transmission of COVID-19 is possible in indoor areas such as educational centers. A crucial …

In-kitchen air pollution is a leading environmental issue, attributable to extensive cooking,
poor ventilation and the use of polluting fuels. We carried out a week-long monitoring of CO …