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 …

Recent research on expiratory particles in respiratory viral infection and control strategies: A review

Y Bu, R Ooka, H Kikumoto, W Oh - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2021 - Elsevier
The global spread of coronavirus disease 2019 poses a significant threat to human health.
In this study, recent research on the characteristics of expiratory particles and flow is …

Effective ventilation and air disinfection system for reducing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection risk in office buildings

S Srivastava, X Zhao, A Manay, Q Chen - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2021 - Elsevier
During the COVID-19 pandemic, an increasing amount of evidence has suggested that the
virus can be transmitted through the air inside buildings. The ventilation system used to …

A novel CO2-based demand-controlled ventilation strategy to limit the spread of COVID-19 in the indoor environment

B Li, W Cai - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Ventilation is of critical importance to containing COVID-19 contagion in indoor
environments. Keeping the ventilation rate at high level is recommended by many …

Modelling uncertainty in the relative risk of exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus by airborne aerosol transmission in well mixed indoor air

B Jones, P Sharpe, C Iddon, EA Hathway… - Building and …, 2021 - Elsevier
We present a mathematical model and a statistical framework to estimate uncertainty in the
number of SARS-CoV-2 genome copies deposited in the respiratory tract of a susceptible …

Dilution-based evaluation of airborne infection risk-Thorough expansion of Wells-Riley model

S Zhang, Z Lin - Building and Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Evaluation of airborne infection risk with spatial and temporal resolutions is
indispensable for the design of proper interventions fighting infectious respiratory diseases …

Energy performance index of air distribution: Thermal utilization effectiveness

S Zhang, Y Lu, D Niu, Z Lin - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The energy performance index is crucial for the energy-efficient design and operation of air
distribution. Heat Removal Efficiency (HRE) is a widely used energy performance index, and …

Investigation of the effects of face masks on thermal comfort in Guangzhou, China

T Tang, Y Zhu, X Zhou, Z Guo, Y Mao, H Jiang… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Wearing masks to study and work places has become a daily protective measure during the
COVID-19 pandemic. In the summer of 2021, environmental parameters were monitored …

Occupancy-aided ventilation for airborne infection risk control: Continuously or intermittently reduced occupancies?

S Zhang, D Niu, Z Lin - Building Simulation, 2023 - Springer
Ventilation is an important engineering measure to control the airborne infection risk of acute
respiratory diseases, eg, Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Occupancy-aided …

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 …