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Showing 1 to 20 of 135 for “"Indoor air quality"”.
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The architectural design process and indoor air quality
… and as if it is occupied by users. Although, indoor air quality (IAQ) has been discussed for almost thirty years, it is a new subject for architects from the architectural design point of view. Most of the time, the subject is defined as an engineering problem. However anything related to the …
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Determination of indoor air quality at the Unlv campus
Research on air pollution has gained particular momentum over the past decade. The presence of volatile hydrocarbons, and aldehydes in indoor environments has raised concern about the safety and well-being of personnel exposed to environments containing these pollutants. Because of potential …
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Study of building material emissions and indoor air quality
… materials and furnishings emit a wide variety of indoor pollutants, such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs). At present, no accurate models are available to characterize material emissions and sorption under realistic indoor conditions. The objective of this thesis is to fill that gap. Using the …
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Ventilation impact on indoor air quality problems in partitioned offices
Complaints of many indoor air quality problems occur in partitioned offices. Ventilation is one way to control the contaminant distribution and to provide better indoor air quality within the office. A comprehensive research of the ventilation impact on indoor air quality problems in partitioned …
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Maximizing indoor air quality and thermal comfort in naturally ventilated education buildings
… who spend a major part of their daytime indoors. These buildings represent 14% of the total commercial floor space and are the third major consumer of energy. Furthermore, the majority of these education buildings are aging, with 61% built before 1990, and they often suffer from poor …
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Relationships Between Environmental Factors and Fungi on Occupants' Perceptions of Indoor Air Quality
… from exposure to contaminants that cause indoor air pollution have dramatically increased. The purpose of this study was to assess the indoor air quality of three buildings at Western Kentucky University and to examine and characterize indoor levels of basic comfort parameters, carbon …
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Modeling of an upper Midwest forest boundary layer and vehicle indoor air quality
… to develop a global standard for vehicle indoor air quality test methodologies. An initial evaluation of materials to validate test and analysis process has been completed. In addition to establishing the identity of a material for an internal standard, a VOC specific emission algorithm to …
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Impact of ventilation system operation and building products on perceived indoor air quality
… during the night. This process may reduce the quality of indoor air during day time, because of accumulation of contaminants in the air as well as the process of sorption when the air pollutants absorbed by cleaner surfaces at night are reemitted during the day. This thesis reports the results …
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Fundamental studies on ventilation for improving thermal comfort conditions and indoor air quality
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Modeling VOC sorption of building materials and its impact on indoor air quality
… materials can have significant effect on the indoor VOC concentration levels and indoor air quality in buildings. The objective of this study was to investigate experimentally the effects of environmental conditions (temperature, humidity and air velocity) on the sorption rate and capacity of …
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Health risk effect of indoor air quality index at adaptive reused museum in Malaysia
… studies conducted on the risk assessment of the indoor air quality (IAQ) which affect towards the people in the public building, especially in the museum. As one of the environmental risk assessment tool, the environmental quality index was utilised to determine whether the current location …
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Two case studies on indoor air quality in New York City decarbonized affordable housing
… interest has grown in how these changes affect indoor air quality (IAQ) and thus personal health. This thesis analyzes the concentrations of gas pollutants and particulate matter (PM) within occupied apartments in two New York City affordable housing projects, which we will refer to as Bushwick …
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Effects of indoor air quality on the occupant's health and productivity in an office building
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is an important parameter in deciding the status of Sick Bulding Syndrome (SBS). Poor IAQ which leads to SBS can result in adverse effect on the health of the occupant which causing lower productivity. This study was conducted to establish correlation between IAQ and …
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Effect of sun radiation exposure on indoor air quality of car interior in tropical country
… The objective of this research are to determine air quality level in car interior due sun radiation exposure during a hot and sunny day in tropical country weather. The studies is focused to assess air quality parameters inside car interior such as temperature, particle matter (PM10), relative …
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Improving Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in Kuwaiti Housing Developments at Design, Construction, and Occupancy Stages
… natural ventilation a poor mechanism for good Indoor Air Quality (IAQ). Therefore, a mechanical or hybrid ventilation system is necessary. First of all, Kuwait is situated in the northeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia with a desert weather climate. The prevailing wind is north and …
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INDOOR AIR QUALITY AND ENERGY IMPLICATIONS IN THE USE OF VRV SYSTEM FOR OFFICE BUILDING
… of this work was to evaluate the impact of indoor air quality and energy implication on the usage of variable refrigeration volume (VRV) in the low-rise office environment. Two offices equipped with the VRV installation and employing two different modes of fresh air supply were selected for …
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An indoor air quality case study: the diagnosis and remediation of Cowgill Hall's IAQ problem
This case study documents the entire indoor air quality (IAQ) problem experienced by the students, faculty and staff of Cowgill Hall on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from August 1987 to August 1988, recommends a general IAQ solution process and makes several …
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An improved method for determining indoor air quality level in the classroom at pre-school building
Indoor air pollution is not a new problem but has become an issue in today's building environment. Occupant began to realize the direct effects of indoor air pollution, and the importance of good indoor air quality, especially when related to children health and life inside classroom. This study …
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