Direct human health risks of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide

TA Jacobson, JS Kler, MT Hernke, RK Braun… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Growing evidence suggests that environmentally relevant elevations in CO2 (< 5,000 ppm)
may pose direct risks for human health. Increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations could …

A critical review of combined natural ventilation techniques in sustainable buildings

H Zhang, D Yang, VWY Tam, Y Tao, G Zhang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Combined natural ventilation systems in single building were
reviewed.•Advantages of combined natural ventilation systems were summarized.•Existing …

Residential air‐change rates: A critical review

WW Nazaroff - Indoor Air, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Air‐change rate is an important parameter influencing residential air quality. This article
critically assesses the state of knowledge regarding residential air‐change rates …

Building upon current knowledge and techniques of indoor microbiology to construct the next era of theory into microorganisms, health, and the built environment

PF Horve, S Lloyd, GA Mhuireach, L Dietz… - Journal of exposure …, 2020 - nature.com
In the constructed habitat in which we spend up to 90% of our time, architectural design
influences occupants' behavioral patterns, interactions with objects, surfaces, rituals, the …

Impact of outdoor air pollution on indoor air quality in low-income homes during wildfire seasons

PM Shrestha, JL Humphrey, EJ Carlton… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Indoor and outdoor number concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM2. 5), black carbon
(BC), carbon monoxide (CO), and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) were monitored continuously for …

Nexus of thermal resilience and energy efficiency in buildings: A case study of a nursing home

K Sun, M Specian, T Hong - Building and Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Extreme weather events become more frequent and severe due to climate change. Although
energy efficiency technologies can influence thermal resilience of buildings, they are …

[HTML][HTML] Indoor air quality, thermal comfort and ventilation in deep energy retrofitted Irish dwellings

AM Coggins, N Wemken, AK Mishra, M Sharkey… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Residential building stock energy retrofits will play a key role in EU climate actions. The
impact of these retrofits on indoor air quality (IAQ) and occupant comfort needs to be …

Ten questions concerning the built environment and mental health

AJ Hoisington, KA Stearns-Yoder, SJ Schuldt… - Building and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Most people spend the majority of their lives indoors. Research over the last thirty years has
focused on investigating the mechanisms through which specific elements of the built …

Latent heat storage biocomposites of phase change material-biochar as feasible eco-friendly building materials

J Jeon, JH Park, S Wi, S Yang, YS Ok, S Kim - Environmental research, 2019 - Elsevier
One approach to enhance the energy efficiency of buildings is the integration of construction
materials of latent heat storage biocomposites, which are prepared by vacuum impregnating …

The effect of airtightness required in building energy conservation regulations on indoor and outdoor originated pollutants

F Zahed, A Pardakhti, MS Motlagh, BM Kari, A Tavakoli - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
The contradiction of indoor air quality (IAQ) and energy conservation by isolating the indoor
environment from the outdoor through airtightness is one of the challenges of the building …