LoginDue to the negative effects of Particulate Matter exposure, more and more inexpensive optical aerosol spectrometers and photometers (low-cost PM sensors) are coming to the market, which are often used to monitor air quality.
41st AIVC/ASHRAE IAQ- 9th TightVent - 7th venticool Conference - Athens, Greece - 4-6 May 2022
The conference "IAQ 2020: Indoor Environmental Quality Performance Approaches Transitioning from IAQ to IEQ”, organized by ASHRAE and AIVC, was held in Athens, Greece on 4-6 May 2022. The conference was also the 41st AIVC - 9th TightVent & 7th venticool conference. This collection contains 110 conference papers and 16 extended abstracts.
Volume content
CFD Simulations Of An Aerosol Chamber For Calibration Of Low-Cost Particulate Matter Sensors | 2023 | English | 8 pp
Comparison of Airflow and Acoustic Measurements for Evaluation of Building Air Leakage Paths in a Laboratory Test Apparatus | 2023 | English | 8 pp
Unintended Infiltration in buildings is responsible for a significant portion of the global housing stock energy demand.
Building simulations are used to investigate building performance and design the building systems optimally.
Design of a Ventilation System to Improve IAQ and Thermal Comfort in a Textile Factory | 2023 | English | 11 pp
Indoor environment quality has been researched extensively, with many countries adopting regulations to ensure that building occupants enjoy healthy working environments.
Unintended airflow through building envelopes leads to an increased demand in heating and cooling energy.
Design of a Retrospective Survey for Occupant Satisfaction with IEQ in Classrooms | 2023 | English | 10 pp
The occupants’ satisfaction with the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) of a building is a key factor to determine if the indoor climate can be considered as acceptable.
This paper describes the ongoing development of a new tracer gas test (TGT) for total air change rates measurement.
Recently, understanding thermal comfort management enabled the scientific community to broaden its research towards smart device set-ups, in order to further reduce energy consumption and thermal comfort satisfaction.
Ventilation Benefits when Using Radiative Cooling Material in High Ambient Temperature Countries | 2023 | English | 8 pp
Cooling in high ambient temperature (HAT) countries is a major energy consumer. In Kuwait, 70% of the electricity generated is consumed on cooling residential and commercial buildings.
Development of Performance-Based Assessment Methods for Conventional and Smart Ventilation in Residential Buildings | 2023 | English | 8 pp
In future building regulations, building performance is going to be extended to global performance, including indoor air quality (IAQ).
Do Spatially Distributed Sensor Measurements Provide Better Representation of Indoor Environment than Single Sensor Measurements? A Mechanically Ventilated Office Space Case Study | 2023 | English | 8 pp
Most existing office buildings are equipped with indoor environmental quality (IEQ) sensors that are connected to the Building Management System (BMS) and provide feedback to the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC).
Effect on Thermal Comfort and Energy Consumption of Different Installation Height and Supply Air Angle of Room Air Conditioner by Simulation | 2023 | English | 8 pp
Improving actual operation performance of room air conditioners (RAC) shows great importance in the indoor environment and building energy conversation.
Examination of Occupant Arrangement in an Office Floor based on Nonuniformity of CO2 Concentration Using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Simulation | 2023 | English | 9 pp
Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems attempt to achieve a uniform indoor environment.
Experimental Study of Cool Roof Impact on Building Performance in Hot-Dry and Dusty Climates | 2023 | English | 8 pp
Maintaining thermal comfort in buildings has become a big challenge in developing countries.
High-Rise Buildings Airtightness Measurements: Practical Advices and Error Estimation | 2023 | English | 9 pp
For an ideal building airtightness test, the pressure difference between inside and outside would be constant over time and uniform along the entire building envelope, so that each leakage is equally considered and that the test
IAQ Assessment in Higher Education Classrooms with Natural Ventilation during the Cold Season | 2023 | English | 8 pp
Indoor air quality (IAQ) control in educative centres, where students spend most of their time, is essential.
How accurately can reduced-order dynamic building energy simulation models (with Dymola simulation software) simulate the indoor climate (i.e., indoor air temperature, relative humidity and CO2-concentration) in common inhabited
In this paper various direct reading instruments and techniques used in air monitoring are reviewed. Principles of operation are described, pointing out advantages and disadvantages of using such instruments.
Impact of WELL Building Standard v2 on the Office Building Energy Performance | 2023 | English | 10 pp
This study aims to use the WELL Building Standard (v2), an internationally recognised rating system for health & wellbeing in buildings, to perform a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the effect of wellbeing measures
Indoor environmental quality in educational buildings is recognized as a crucial aspect for the achievement of the learning outcomes for students.