This manual describes the computer program CONTAM version 3.4, developed by NIST.
CONTAM is a multizone indoor air quality and ventilation analysis program designed to help …

Given that performance-based approaches secure maximum energy consumption for new
buildings in more and more building codes and standards, such approaches could ensure …

Background Laboratory research studies indicate that aerosolized influenza viruses survive
for longer periods at low relative humidity (RH) conditions. Further analysis has shown that …

Modeling indoor air quality (IAQ) in real buildings still remains difficult because of the limited
data regarding the pollutant outdoor concentrations and indoor sources. The …

In future building regulations 2020, building performance is going to be extended to global
performance, including indoor air quality (IAQ). In the energy performance (EP) field …

This manual describes the computer program CONTAM version 2.4 developed by NIST.
CONTAM is a multizone indoor air quality and ventilation analysis program designed to help …

Calculating contaminant concentrations in or the required ventilation for a space has been a
difficult and confusing part in the application of the IAQ Procedure of ANSI/ASHRAE …

Poor air quality is considered to be one of the leading causes of global non-communicable
disease and mortality. People in the United States spend 87% of their time in enclosed …

Contaminant concentrations that result within buildings in response to airborne chemical,
biological and radiological (CBR) events are due to a complex interaction between the …

This manual describes the computer program CONTAM version 3.2, developed by NIST.
CONTAM is a multizone indoor air quality and ventilation analysis program designed to help …