Ventilation strategies and design impacts on indoor airborne transmission: A review

N Izadyar, W Miller - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 outbreak has brought the indoor airborne transmission issue to the forefront.
Although ventilation systems provide clean air and dilute indoor contaminated air, there is …

Impact of PM2. 5 in indoor urban environments: A review

NR Martins, GC Da Graca - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2018 - Elsevier
Airborne fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) is a pollutant that is found in all urban
environments. PM2. 5 is predominantly generated by traffic and domestic fuel combustion …

Impact of impinging jet ventilation on thermal comfort and indoor air quality in office buildings

A Staveckis, A Borodinecs - Energy and Buildings, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper is dedicated to research of impinging jet (IJV) air distribution method. This system
provides the desired indoor climate in office buildings. This paper describes the …

Hazards of pollutants and ventilation control strategy in industrial workshops: Current state and future trend

X Zhao, Y Yin - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Industries such as metallurgy, chemical engineering, metal products, building materials,
welding, and nuclear engineering inevitably emit high-strength pollutants (solid and liquid …

Droplet aerosols transportation and deposition for three respiratory behaviors in a typical negative pressure isolation ward

Y Wang, Z Liu, H Liu, M Wu, J He, G Cao - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Negative pressure isolation wards could provide safety for health care workers (HCWs) and
patients infected with SARS-CoV-2. However, respiratory behavior releases aerosols …

Optimization on fresh outdoor air ratio of air conditioning system with stratum ventilation for both targeted indoor air quality and maximal energy saving

Y Cheng, S Zhang, C Huan, MO Oladokun… - Building and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Stratum ventilation can energy efficiently provide good inhaled indoor air quality with a
proper operation (eg, fresh outdoor air ratio). However, the non-uniform CO 2 distribution in …

The effects of ventilation and floor heating systems on the dispersion and deposition of fine particles in an enclosed environment

Y Zhou, Y Deng, P Wu, SJ Cao - Building and Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Recent years, most cities in China suffer from ambient particulate matter pollution, especially
in winter. The absence of fresh air system in most northern heating buildings in winter results …

Research challenges and advancements in the field of sustainable energy technologies in the built environment

PA Fokaides, R Apanaviciene, J Černeckiene… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Inevitably, the 21st century has initiated a series of developments in the construction
industry, leading to its digitalization and resulting in a series of innovative approaches and …

Comparing mixing and displacement ventilation in tutorial rooms: Students' thermal comfort, sick building syndromes, and short-term performance

X Shan, J Zhou, VWC Chang, EH Yang - Building and Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
While mixing ventilation (MV) and displacement ventilation (DV) are widely used to regulate
the indoor environment, very few studies compared occupants' responses under these two …

CFD analysis of the air supply rate influence on the aerosol dispersion in a university lecture room

F Arpino, G Cortellessa, AC D'Alicandro, G Grossi… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The airborne droplet route has been recognized as the main pathway of infection
transmission in indoor environments, drawing the attention to a proper design of Heating …