Towards sustainable, energy-efficient and healthy ventilation strategies in buildings: A review

B Chenari, JD Carrilho, MG Da Silva - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Energy demand has been increasing worldwide and the building sector represents a large
percentage of global energy consumption. Therefore, promoting energy efficiency in …

Smart ventilation energy and indoor air quality performance in residential buildings: A review

G Guyot, MH Sherman, IS Walker - Energy and Buildings, 2018 - Elsevier
To better address energy and indoor air quality issues, ventilation needs to become smarter.
A key smart ventilation concept is to use controls to ventilate more at times it provides either …

The nexus of the indoor CO2 concentration and ventilation demands underlying CO2-based demand-controlled ventilation in commercial buildings: A critical review

X Lu, Z Pang, Y Fu, Z O'Neill - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The carbon dioxide (CO 2)-based demand-controlled ventilation (DCV) has
attracted prompt attention from the Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) …

Indoor fungal diversity and asthma: a meta-analysis and systematic review of risk factors

RA Sharpe, N Bearman, CR Thornton, K Husk… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Indoor dampness increases the risk of indoor fungal growth. A complex
interaction between occupant behaviors and the built environment are thought to affect …

Endocrine disrupting chemicals: Impact on human health, wildlife and the environment

T Encarnação, AACC Pais, MG Campos… - Science …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Endocrine disrupting chemicals are a group of pollutants that can affect the endocrine
system and lead to diseases and dysfunctions across the lifespan of organisms. They are …

Optimizing demand-controlled ventilation with thermal comfort and CO2 concentrations using long short-term memory and genetic algorithm

DC Wu, M Momeni, A Razban, J Chen - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems are the largest consumers of energy in
commercial and residential sectors. Minimizing their energy consumption without …

On the potential of demand-controlled ventilation system to enhance indoor air quality and thermal condition in Australian school classrooms

S Haddad, A Synnefa, MÁP Marcos, R Paolini… - Energy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Indoor thermal comfort and air quality in school classrooms are of interest worldwide,
primarily because of their potential impacts on students' health, learning performance and …

How much HVAC energy could be saved from the occupant-centric smart home thermostat: A nationwide simulation study

Z Pang, Y Chen, J Zhang, Z O'Neill, H Cheng, B Dong - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Thermostat management plays a significant role in household energy conservation. This
study aims to conduct a systematic and comprehensive analysis to quantify the energy …

Novel demand-controlled optimization of constant-air-volume mechanical ventilation for indoor air quality, durability and energy saving

S Zhang, Z Ai, Z Lin - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Demand-controlled ventilation (DCV) is widely used for the energy-efficient provision of
indoor air quality. However, existing DCV requires a continuously variable airflow rate, and …

Energy saving potential of utilizing natural ventilation under warm conditions–A case study of Mexico

I Oropeza-Perez, PA Østergaard - Applied energy, 2014 - Elsevier
The objective of this article is to show the potential of natural ventilation as a passive cooling
method within the residential sector of countries which are located in warm conditions using …