Evaluation of a Low-Cost Air Renewal System for Indoor Air Quality Control in a Climate Chamber
Green Energy and Technology
; : 217-230, 2023.
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in English
| Scopus | ID: covidwho-20238183
ABSTRACT
There is a growing concern about Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) in buildings as humans are spending longer in indoor environments, whether this is associated or not with climate change and vulnerability to extreme weather events. In the wake of the COVID pandemic, the need for indoor air quality control is likely to increase, the result of many adaptations in home environments to switch to remote work. In hot countries in the Global South, one of the alternatives is split A/C units with limited air renewal. While, odorless and colorless CO2, commonly generated by occupants through respiration, is among the relevant indoor air pollutants. The purpose of this study is to evaluate a low-cost, responsive air-renewal system in a climate chamber equipped with a standard split A/C unit. The results show the system's feasibility in curbing IAQ concerns and also highlight the risk of negative impacts on indoor thermal conditions and on energy consumption on using A/C. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
Climate chamber; Indoor air quality; Indoor environments; Responsive system; Air quality; Costs; Energy utilization; Indoor air pollution; Quality control; Air quality control; Climate chambers; Extreme weather events; Home environment; In-buildings; Indoor environment; Indoor environmental quality; Low-costs; Climate change
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Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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English
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Green Energy and Technology
Year:
2023
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Article
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