Ventilation strategies to reduce airborne transmission of viruses in classrooms: A systematic review of scientific literature

S Ferrari, T Blázquez, R Cardelli, G Puglisi… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The recent pandemic due to SARS-CoV-2 has brought to light the need for strategies to
mitigate contagion between human beings. Apart from hygiene measures and social …

Control of airborne infectious disease in buildings: Evidence and research priorities

PJ Bueno de Mesquita, WW Delp, WR Chan… - Indoor …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The evolution of SARS‐CoV‐2 virus has resulted in variants likely to be more readily
transmitted through respiratory aerosols, underscoring the increased potential for indoor …

[HTML][HTML] Micro-characteristics of a naturally ventilated classroom air quality under varying air purifier placements

P Kumar, N Rawat, A Tiwari - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
A naturally-ventilated operational classroom was instrumented at 18 locations to assess
spatial variations of classroom air pollution (CRAP), thermal comfort and ventilation …

Systematic review of the key factors influencing the indoor airborne spread of SARS-CoV-2

S de Crane D'Heysselaer, G Parisi, M Lisson… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic due to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) has been plaguing the world since late 2019/early 2020 and has changed …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the potential to mitigate airborne transmission risks with convective and radiant cooling systems in an office

W Zhao, S Lestinen, S Kilpeläinen, X Yuan… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Based on the recognized airborne infection risk, there is a raised demand to develop
innovative ventilation systems to mitigate the airborne transmission risk indoors. This paper …

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 …

Effects of exhalation modes and spatial distribution of an infected person on contaminant transmission in a classroom

Z Qing, W Zhang, W Zhang, H Zhang, Y Xuan - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
Classrooms pose a huge risk from the cross-infection of respiratory infections. However,
quantitative research on the combined effect of the location of the infected individual and …

Transient transmission of droplets and aerosols in a ventilation system with ceiling fans

W Li, T Hasama, A Chong, JG Hang, B Lasternas… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Different droplet and aerosol particles are generated in various respiratory activities, and
their transmissions behave differently under various indoor airflow patterns. Since the …

Quantifying spatiotemporal variability in occupant exposure to an indoor airborne contaminant with an uncertain source location

JE Castellini Jr, CA Faulkner, W Zuo, MD Sohn - Building Simulation, 2023 - Springer
Well-mixed zone models are often employed to compute indoor air quality and occupant
exposures. While effective, a potential downside to assuming instantaneous, perfect mixing …

Evaluation of aerosol transmission risk during home quarantine under different operating scenarios: A pilot study

T Cheung, J Li, J Goh, C Sekhar, D Cheong… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
SARS-CoV-2 has been recognized to be airborne transmissible. With the large number of
reported positive cases in the community, home quarantine is recommended for the infectors …