Trends in Indoor Environmental Quality in Non-Domestic Energy-Efficient Buildings in Ireland: The BENEFIT Project

The BENEFIT project seeks to assess indoor environmental quality and occupant comfort in energy efficient non-domestic Irish buildings with the aim of developing ventilation guidelines for future retrofits and new builds. The project, in collaboration with SEAI’s Pathfinder programme, aims to conduct a comprehensive and scientifically robust assessment of the impacts of energy-efficient policies in non-domestic settings across Ireland, with a particular focus on newly constructed energy-efficient buildings. Multizone monitoring with an innovative hybrid methodology, via low-cost and high-grade sensors, is used to assess IEQ, capturing longer-term trends through precise measurements of indoor pollutants (PM2.5, Radon, TVOC, BTEX, Formaldehyde, Ozone, NO2, CO and CO2).