The 43rd AIVC Conference "Ventilation, IEQ and health in sustainable buildings", was held in Copenhagen, Denmark on 4-5 October 2023. Contains 129 papers and/or summaries.
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The Book of Proceedings of the 43rd AIVC - 11th TightVent - 9th venticool Conference: "Ventilation…
The Presentations at the 43rd AIVC - 11th TightVent - 9th venticool Conference: "Ventilation, IEQ and health in…
To reduce the carbon footprint of the built environment, a significant overhaul of the existing housing stock is essential. This entails not only ensuring…
In celebration of its 30th Anniversary in 2022, the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ) organized a groundbreaking webinar…
In the context of energy saving, new buildings are becoming more airtight and purpose-provided, often central mechanical ventilation is required to create…
Achieving energy-efficient dwellings has become a vital part of the global climate action plan to reduce energy usage and carbon emissions. Deep energy…
The measurement of particulate matter (PM) in rooms has gained interest in the last decade. However, the sensors that are currently used are intended for…
In the residential sector, there are several indoor sources of pollutants related to activities such as cooking, cleaning and heating, besides those from…
Particles generated from cooking activities are the biggest contributor to the concentration of indoor particles in most homes, and they are not easily…
Indoor air pollution can pose a serious threat to human health and can increase the risk of early mortality. Studies have shown that human exposure to…
Building energy behaviour and indoor environmental conditions have been changing due to different external events that have been taking place at global…
The world has experienced the devastating nature of airborne transmitted diseases through the COVID-19 pandemic. Significant actions were taken in order to…
The offer of air cleaners has increased significantly since the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. However, it is not clear to what extent they can contribute to indoor…
The COVID-19 pandemic increased the awareness and importance of infectious pathogens as contaminant in the indoor air, especially for non-residential…
Coughing is one of the most important respiratory activities for air transmitted pathogens. It is essential to understand the dispersion of exhaled…
Some airborne pathogens can infect susceptible people over long distances in buildings when they are transported in small respiratory particles suspended in…
On June 24, 2023, ASHRAE approved the publication of Standard 241-2023 Control of Infectious Aerosols. The purpose of Standard 241 is “to establish minimum…
Accounting for inter- and intra-personal differences requires individual and cohort comfort models. For their development, emulators for thermal sensation…
Most current environmental control systems installed in buildings aim to create a uniform IEQ, disregarding the large interpersonal and intrapersonal…
Personalized Environmental Control Systems (PECS) have advantages of controlling the localized environment at occupants’ workstation by their preference…