Airborne Disease Transmission Risk and Energy Impact of HVAC Mitigation Strategies
ASHRAE Journal
; 64(5):12-16,18-20,22,24-25, 2022.
Article
in English
| ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-2046543
ABSTRACT
Significant emphasis has been placed on enhancing building HVAC systems to be more energy-efficient in recent decades. Often, these measures include reducing ventilation rates and overall airflows to achieve corresponding energy reduction. However, the COVID-19 pandemic caused an examination of how HVAC systems may help reduce the risk of airborne transmission of respiratory diseases via infectious aerosols. This new goal of infection risk mitigation often leads to the opposite recommendation-that outdoor air ventilation be increased,1 to the detriment of energy efficiency.2,3
Engineering--Mechanical Engineering; Infections; Green buildings; Humidity; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Disease control; HVAC equipment; Aerosols; Variables; Quantitative analysis; Energy efficiency; Particle size; HVAC; Respiratory diseases; Risk; Energy consumption; Ventilation; Disease transmission
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ProQuest Central
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
ASHRAE Journal
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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