Dynamic thermal and hygrometric simulation of historical buildings: Critical factors and possible solutions

GG Akkurt, N Aste, J Borderon, A Buda… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Building dynamic simulation tools, traditionally used to study the hygrothermal performance
of new buildings during the preliminary design steps, have been recently adopted also in …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of low-income home energy-efficiency retrofits on building air tightness and healthy home indicators

PM Shrestha, JL Humphrey, KE Barton, EJ Carlton… - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
We studied 226 low-income households as a part of the Colorado Home Energy Efficiency
and Respiratory Health (CHEER) study to investigate the relationship between energy …

IndoAirSense: A framework for indoor air quality estimation and forecasting

PK Sharma, A Mondal, S Jaiswal, M Saha… - Atmospheric Pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
Studies reveal that poor indoor air quality has resulted to a drop in academic performance
and affected the comfort and concentration level of students consequently impacting their …

Estimation of the real-time infiltration rate using a low carbon dioxide concentration

S Park, P Choi, D Song, J Koo - Journal of Building Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
The real-time infiltration rate in a building is an important factor in controlling ventilation for
energy saving and achieving acceptable indoor air quality. Recently, the occupant …

Correlation between air and sound propagation to determine air permeability of buildings for single/double wood pane windows

T Catalina, V Iordache, F Iordache - Energy and Buildings, 2020 - Elsevier
Building air leakage is a very important criterion on which one building could be
differentiated from another one. It can lead to a huge impact on several important …

[HTML][HTML] Asymmetries in Global Building Envelope Air Infiltration and Tightness Data: Exploring Knowledge Gaps for Accurate Energy Analyses

R Raafat, S Goubran, NN Makhlouf, M Aboulnaga - Indoor Environments, 2025 - Elsevier
Air infiltration is one of the leading causes of energy loss and heat gain in indoor building
spaces. It significantly burdens energy use for heating and cooling, affects indoor comfort …

Prediction of indoor PM2.5 concentrations and reduction strategies for cooking events through various IAQ management methods in an apartment of South Korea

Y Kim, D Shin, KJ Hong, G Lee, SB Kim, I Park… - Indoor …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Indoor PM2. 5 in apartments must be effectively managed to minimize adverse impacts on
human health. Cooking is the one of the main PM2. 5 sources in apartments, and indoor air …

Estimating the background ventilation rates in new-build UK dwellings – Is n50/20 appropriate?

D Johnston, A Stafford - Indoor and Built Environment, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
In the UK, a rule of thumb applied to air permeability is commonly employed when
estimating background ventilation rates from pressurisation test data. However, this may …

Estimation of Natural Ventilation Rates in an Office Room with 145 mm-Diameter Circular Openings Using the Occupant-Generated Tracer-Gas Method

H Seol, D Arztmann, N Kim, A Balderrama - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Natural ventilation in a building is an effective way to achieve acceptable indoor air quality.
Ventilation dilutes contaminants such as bioeffluents generated by occupants, substances …

Efficient Energy Saving Scenarios for Indoor PM2.5 Management in an Apartment of South Korea

Y Kim, D Shin, KJ Hong, G Lee, SB Kim, I Park, B Han… - Toxics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Indoor PM2. 5 must be effectively controlled to minimize adverse impacts on public health.
Cooking is one of the main sources of PM2. 5 in residential areas, and indoor air quality …