[HTML][HTML] Advancing urban building energy modelling through new model components and applications: A review

L Dahlström, T Broström, J Widén - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to rapid urbanisation and the significant contribution of cities to worldwide energy use
and greenhouse gas emissions, urban energy system planning is growing more important …

Indoor inhalation intake fractions of fine particulate matter: review of influencing factors

N Hodas, M Loh, HM Shin, D Li, D Bennett… - Indoor …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) is a major contributor to the global human
disease burden. The indoor environment is of particular importance when considering the …

CFD simulations of wind flow and pollutant dispersion in a street canyon with traffic flow: Comparison between RANS and LES

X Zheng, J Yang - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2021 - Elsevier
The dispersion of traffic pollutants in street canyons takes place under the joint influence of
the urban morphology and traffic-induced air motions. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of building façade geometrical details on pollutant dispersion in street canyons

X Zheng, H Montazeri, B Blocken - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study investigates the impact of building façade geometrical details on the
pollutant transport mechanism in long street canyons. Large-eddy simulations (LES) …

Reducing Indoor Levels of “Outdoor PM2.5” in Urban China: Impact on Mortalities

J Xiang, CJ Weschler, Q Wang, L Zhang… - … science & technology, 2019 - ACS Publications
This study estimates adult mortalities attributed to PM2. 5 across urban China in 2015 and
the corresponding mortalities that might be avoided by meeting the yearly averaged indoor …

Indoor formaldehyde concentrations in urban China: preliminary study of some important influencing factors

S Huang, W Wei, LB Weschler, T Salthammer… - Science of the total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Huai River and Qingling Mountain divide (HQ) divide China into north and
south with respect to public policies for building construction and operation practises …

The effect of airtightness required in building energy conservation regulations on indoor and outdoor originated pollutants

F Zahed, A Pardakhti, MS Motlagh, BM Kari, A Tavakoli - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
The contradiction of indoor air quality (IAQ) and energy conservation by isolating the indoor
environment from the outdoor through airtightness is one of the challenges of the building …

Influence of natural ventilation rate on indoor PM2. 5 deposition

C Liu, J Yang, S Ji, Y Lu, P Wu, C Chen - Building and Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Particle deposition can significantly affect occupants' exposure to PM 2.5 in indoor
environments. However, there is a lack of experimental data for the PM 2.5 deposition rate …

Air infiltration rates in residential units of a public housing estate in Hong Kong

HK Dai, C Chen - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The air infiltration rate in a high-rise residential building can influence indoor air quality and
building energy consumption. This study was carried out to estimate the air infiltration rates …

[HTML][HTML] Residential building materials: An important source of ambient formaldehyde in mainland China

S Huang, S Song, CP Nielsen, Y Zhang, J Xiong… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigates the contribution of formaldehyde from residential building materials
to ambient air in mainland China. Based on 265 indoor field tests in 9 provinces, we …