Background: The indoor built environment plays a critical role in our overall well-being
because of both the amount of time we spend indoors (~ 90%) and the ability of buildings to …

Background: An emerging body of evidence suggests that ambient levels of air pollution
during pregnancy are associated with preterm birth. Methods: To further investigate these …

A set of 209 dwellings that represent 80% of US housing stock is used to generate frequency
distributions of residential infiltration rates. The set of homes is based on an analysis of the …

Abstract Municipalities use Heat Vulnerability Indices (HVIs) to quantify and map relative
distribution of risks to human health in the event of a heatwave. These maps ostensibly allow …

Outdoor traffic‐related airborne particles can infiltrate a building and adversely affect the
indoor air quality. Limited information is available on the effectiveness of high efficiency …

Abstract The American Society for Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers
(ASHARE) prescribes fixed ventilation rates for the operation of heating, ventilation, and air …

Indoor air quality is a growing concern as we spend the majority of time indoors and as new
buildings are increasingly airtight for energy saving purposes. For a better understanding of …

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 …

Ozone has become one of the most serious air pollutants in China in recent years. Since
people spend most of their time indoors, the ozone in the indoor environment could be a …

Given the shrinking spatial contrasts in outdoor air pollution in Switzerland and the trends
toward tightly insulated buildings, the Swiss Cohort Study on Air Pollution and Lung and …