Search Results - "Indoor + built environment"

HVAC systems for environmental control to minimize the COVID-19 infection by Ding, Junwei, Yu, Chuck Wah, Cao, Shi-Jie

“…The outbreak of pneumonia caused by 2019 Novel Coronavirus arises significant concern for virus transmission and control. The control of the indoor environment…”
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Energy poverty indicators: A critical review of methods by Herrero, Sergio Tirado

“…The widespread recognition of energy poverty as a distinct societal and policy challenge in the EU has resulted in a surge in the number and complexity of…”
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The 2019-nCoV epidemic control strategies and future challenges of building healthy smart cities by Xu, Chunwen, Luo, Xilian, Yu, Chuck, Cao, Shi-Jie

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Predictive and retrospective modelling of airborne infection risk using monitored carbon dioxide by Burridge, Henry C., Fan, Shiwei, Jones, Roderic L., Noakes, Catherine J., Linden, P. F.

“…The risk of long range, herein ‘airborne', infection needs to be better understood and is especially urgent during the COVID-19 pandemic. We present a method…”
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Development trend and challenges of sustainable urban design in the digital age by Wang, Jianguo, Cao, Shi-Jie, Yu, Chuck Wah

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Challenges of using CFD simulation for the design and online control of ventilation systems by Cao, Shi-Jie

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Framing holistic indoor environment: Definitions of comfort, health and well-being by Rohde, Lasse, Larsen, Tine Steen, Jensen, Rasmus Lund, Larsen, Olena Kalyanova

“…In research and assessment of indoor environmental quality (IEQ), the terms ‘Comfort’, ‘Health’ and ‘Well-being’ are often used interchangeably without a clear…”
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Rethinking the measurement of energy poverty in Europe: A critical analysis of indicators and data by Thomson, Harriet, Bouzarovski, Stefan, Snell, Carolyn

“…Energy poverty – which has also been recognised via terms such as ‘fuel poverty’ and ‘energy vulnerability’ – occurs when a household experiences inadequate…”
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Measurement and evaluation of indoor air quality in naturally ventilated residential buildings by Yin, Haiguo, Liu, Chunxue, Zhang, Leiming, Li, Angui, Ma, Zhenjun

“…This paper presents the field measurement and evaluation of the indoor air quality of 25 naturally ventilated residential buildings in northwestern China…”
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Development of urban air environmental control policies and measures by Ren, Chen, Yu, Chuck Wah, Cao, Shi-Jie

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Low-carbon progressive design for sustainable development of buildings by Liu, Jue, Bao, Li, Ye, Biyun, Wang, Junqi

“…With the advance of urbanization, energy consumption of public buildings is increasing rapidly, and it is urgent to achieve sustainable development of…”
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Impact of door opening on the risk of surgical site infections in an operating room with mixing ventilation by Wang, Cong, Holmberg, Sture, Sadrizadeh, Sasan

“…Operating rooms (ORs) often have door openings connected to uncontrolled areas that are more contaminated. Opening the door may allow an inflow of contaminated…”
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Fast prediction for indoor environment: Models assessment by Feng, Zhuangbo, Yu, Chuck Wah, Cao, Shi-Jie

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Technology pathway of efficient and climate-friendly cooling in buildings: Towards carbon neutrality by Wang, Junqi, Yu, Chuck Wah, Cao, Shi-Jie

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An indoor air quality and thermal comfort appraisal in a retrofitted university building via low-cost smart sensor by Qabbal, Loubna, Younsi, Zohir, Naji, Hassane

“…Occupant health can be strongly influenced by indoor air quality due to time spent indoors (90%). Such quality can be impacted by indoor atmospheric pollutants…”
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Heat stress and outdoor activities in open spaces of public housing estates in Hong Kong: A perspective of the elderly community by Huang, Jianxiang, Chen, Yang, Jones, Phil, Hao, Tongping

“…Open spaces in Hong Kong are in short supply and they are often underused due to the adverse climate, especially in hot and humid summer. This is a missed…”
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Understanding lifetime and dispersion of cough-emitted droplets in air by Lordly, Kai, Kober, Leya, Jadidi, Mehdi, Antoun, Sylvie, Dworkin, Seth B, Karataş, Ahmet E

“…To understand the exact transmission routes of SARS-CoV-2 and to explore effects of time, space and indoor environment on the dynamics of droplets and…”
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Students' landscaping preferences for open spaces for their campus environment by Hami, Ahmad, Abdi, Babak

“…This study seeks to find appropriate landscape patterns of campus based on students’ preferences. A photo questionnaire containing scenes of different types of…”
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Multiple airflow patterns in human microenvironment and the influence on short-distance airborne cross-infection – A review by Nielsen, Peter V, Xu, Chunwen

“…The global spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has increased the demand of effective control of the disease transmission between people,…”
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Urban development in the context of extreme flooding events by Wang, Junqi, Wah Yu, Chuck, Cao, Shi-Jie

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