[HTML][HTML] The impact of mechanical and natural ventilation modes on the spread of indoor airborne contaminants: A review

IJ Al-Rikabi, J Karam, H Alsaad, K Ghali… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has underscored the critical importance of ventilation in
mitigating indoor airborne pathogen transmission. Numerous studies have consistently …

Ventilation strategies and design impacts on indoor airborne transmission: A review

N Izadyar, W Miller - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 outbreak has brought the indoor airborne transmission issue to the forefront.
Although ventilation systems provide clean air and dilute indoor contaminated air, there is …

Investigation of potential aerosol transmission and infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 through central ventilation systems

LF Pease, N Wang, TI Salsbury, RM Underhill… - Building and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised concern of viral spread within buildings. Although near-
field transmission and infectious spread within individual rooms are well studied, the impact …

The impact of natural ventilation on airborne biocontaminants: a study on COVID-19 dispersion in an open office

GM Abbas, I Gursel Dino - Engineering, Construction and …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose Biocontaminants represent higher risks to occupants' health in shared spaces.
Natural ventilation is an effective strategy against indoor air biocontamination. However, the …

Assessing indoor air quality and ventilation to limit aerosol dispersion—Literature review

N Hobeika, C García-Sánchez, PM Bluyssen - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of indoor air quality (IAQ) and
ventilation, which researchers have been warning about for years. During the pandemic …

Assessing the use of portable air cleaners for reducing exposure to airborne diseases in a conference room with thermal stratification

JE Castellini Jr, CA Faulkner, W Zuo… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for strategies that mitigate the risk of
aerosol disease transmission in indoor environments with different ventilation strategies. It is …

COVID-19 dispersion in naturally-ventilated classrooms: a study on inlet-outlet characteristics

GM Abbas, I Gursel Dino - Journal of Building Performance …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Infectious aerosol dispersion poses significant infection risks (ie, COVID-19) in classrooms
due to dense and long occupancy. Natural ventilation is an effective strategy to reduce …

Ventilation strategies for mitigation of infection disease transmission in an indoor environment: a case study in office

C Ren, HC Zhu, SJ Cao - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
During the normalization phase of the COVID-19 epidemic, society has gradually reverted to
using building space, especially for public buildings, eg, offices. Prevention of airborne …

Viral infection transmission and indoor air quality: A systematic review

Z Alqarni, Y Rezgui, I Petri, A Ghoroghi - Science of the Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Respiratory disease transmission in indoor environments presents persistent challenges for
health authorities, as exemplified by the recent COVID-19 pandemic. This underscores the …

Multizonal modeling of SARS-CoV-2 aerosol dispersion in a virtual office building

P Shrestha, JW DeGraw, M Zhang, X Liu - Building and Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
The dispersion of indoor airborne contaminants across different zones within a mechanically
ventilated building is a complex phenomenon driven by multiple factors. In this study, we …