Non-destructive techniques (NDT) for the diagnosis of heritage buildings: Traditional procedures and futures perspectives

B Tejedor, E Lucchi, D Bienvenido-Huertas, I Nardi - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
It is estimated that EU cultural heritage (CH) buildings represent 30% of the total existing
stock. Nevertheless, all actions in terms of refurbishment need a deep knowledge based on …

Residential air‐change rates: A critical review

WW Nazaroff - Indoor Air, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Air‐change rate is an important parameter influencing residential air quality. This article
critically assesses the state of knowledge regarding residential air‐change rates …

Wildfire smoke impacts on indoor air quality assessed using crowdsourced data in California

Y Liang, D Sengupta, MJ Campmier… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Wildfires have become an important source of particulate matter (PM2. 5< 2.5-µm diameter),
leading to unhealthy air quality index occurrences in the western United States. Since …

Assessing residential PM2.5 concentrations and infiltration factors with high spatiotemporal resolution using crowdsourced sensors

DM Lunderberg, Y Liang, BC Singer… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Building conditions, outdoor climate, and human behavior influence residential
concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM2. 5). To study PM2. 5 spatiotemporal variability …

[HTML][HTML] Building model calibration using energy and environmental data

M Royapoor, T Roskilly - Energy and buildings, 2015 - Elsevier
A large number of randomly interacting variables combine to dictate the energy performance
of a building. Building energy simulation models attempt to capture these perturbations as …

Moving environmental justice indoors: understanding structural influences on residential exposure patterns in low-income communities

G Adamkiewicz, AR Zota… - … journal of public …, 2011 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. The indoor environment has not been fully incorporated into the environmental
justice dialogue. To inform strategies to reduce disparities, we developed a framework to …

Personal exposure of children to air pollution

MR Ashmore, C Dimitroulopoulou - Atmospheric Environment, 2009 - Elsevier
Changes over recent decades in outdoor concentrations of air pollutants are well
documented. However, the impacts of air pollution on an individual's health actually relate …

Air infiltration rate distributions of residences in Beijing

S Shi, C Chen, B Zhao - Building and environment, 2015 - Elsevier
Air change rate is a very important parameter for indoor air quality estimation as it influences
the exchange of air pollutants between indoor and outdoor environments. Consequently …

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 …

Building air tightness: research and practice

MH Sherman, WR Chan - Building Ventilation, 2006 - taylorfrancis.com
The invention of boilers and chillers made total indoor climate control technologically
possible regardless of outdoor conditions, building architecture and use. Buildings became …