Improving indoor air quality, health and performance within environments where people live, travel, learn and work

FJ Kelly, JC Fussell - Atmospheric Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
In today's' indoor generation', most human activities take place within an enclosed space,
characterised by a chemically diverse and complex air quality. Although source control is the …

NPCC4: Climate change and New York City's health risk

T Matte, K Lane, JF Tipaldo, J Barnes, K Knowlton… - 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter of the New York City Panel on Climate Change 4 (NPCC4) report considers
climate health risks, vulnerabilities, and resilience strategies in New York City's unique …

How do indoor environments affect air pollution exposure?

AH Goldstein, WW Nazaroff, CJ Weschler… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Air pollution in urban areas is associated with adverse human health outcomes, including
cardiopulmonary disease and premature death. The relationships, determined largely …

Response of consumer and research grade indoor air quality monitors to residential sources of fine particles

BC Singer, WW Delp - Indoor Air, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The ability to inexpensively monitor PM 2.5 to identify sources and enable controls would
advance residential indoor air quality (IAQ) management. Consumer IAQ monitors …

The climate and health benefits from intensive building energy efficiency improvements

KT Gillingham, P Huang, C Buehler, J Peccia… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Intensive building energy efficiency improvements can reduce emissions from energy use,
improving outdoor air quality and human health, but may also affect ventilation and indoor …

Indoor air quality impacts of residential mechanical ventilation system retrofits in existing homes in Chicago, IL

I Kang, A McCreery, P Azimi, A Gramigna… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mechanical ventilation systems are used in residences to introduce ventilation air and dilute
indoor-generated pollutants. A variety of ventilation system types can be used in home …

IAQ and energy implications of high efficiency filters in residential buildings: a review (RP-1649)

M Alavy, JA Siegel - Science and Technology for the Built …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Exposure to airborne particulate matter (PM) in residential buildings can cause adverse
health risks for building occupants. One approach to mitigate this exposure is the use of …

Health benefits and costs of filtration interventions that reduce indoor exposure to PM 2.5 during wildfires

WJ Fisk, WR Chan - Indoor Air, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Increases in hospital admissions and deaths are associated with increases in outdoor air
particles during wildfires. This analysis estimates the health benefits expected if …

Health benefits and cost of using air purifiers to reduce exposure to ambient fine particulate pollution in China

Y Liu, B Zhou, J Wang, B Zhao - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Understanding the cost-effectiveness of possible interventions to reduce air pollution levels
is crucial to developing sustainable mitigation and adaption strategies. Although people …

Effectiveness and cost of reducing particle‐related mortality with particle filtration

WJ Fisk, WR Chan - Indoor air, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This study evaluates the mortality‐related benefits and costs of improvements in particle
filtration in US homes and commercial buildings based on models with empirical inputs. The …