An overview of SARS-CoV-2 transmission and engineering strategies to mitigate risk

BF Leo, CY Lin, K Markandan, LH Saw… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected every aspect of our lives. To
date, experts have acknowledged that airborne transmission is a key piece of the SARS …

Vertical transmission of aerosols between building flats through drainage system: A review

M Chang, D Mu, Y Zhao, L Xiao, Y Wu, N Gao - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been demonstrate to
be transmitted through fecal aerosols in building drainage systems (BDS), emphasizing the …

Explosive outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is associated with vertical transmission in high-rise residential buildings in Hong Kong

VCC Cheng, SC Wong, AKW Au, C Zhang… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The phenomenon of vertical transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
2 (SARS-CoV-2) in high-rise residential buildings (HRRBs) is unique in our densely …

Probable cross-corridor transmission of SARS-CoV-2 due to cross airflows and its control

P Cheng, W Chen, S Xiao, F Xue, Q Wang… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
A COVID-19 outbreak occurred in May 2020 in a public housing building in Hong Kong–Luk
Chuen House, located in Lek Yuen Estate. The horizontal cluster linked to the index case'flat …

Ventilation reconstruction in bathrooms for restraining hazardous plume: Mitigate COVID-19 and beyond

JX Wang, Z Wu, H Wang, M Zhong, Y Mao, Y Li… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Converging evidence reports that the probability of vertical transmission patterns via shared
drainage systems, may be responsible for the huge contactless community outbreak in high …

Vertical transmission of infectious aerosols through building toilet drainage system: An experimental study

Y Niu, F Wang, D Luo, Z Shu, J Huang, Y Zhang… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
The building's toilet drainage system has been identified as a potential route for the
transmission of SARS-CoV-2 during outbreaks. This study employed agar-fluorescein …

Analysis of COVID-19 clusters involving vertical transmission in residential buildings in Hong Kong

P Zhao - Building Simulation, 2023 - Springer
Multiple clusters of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Hong Kong have involved
vertical transmissions in residential buildings, wherein the flats of confirmed cases were …

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 …

Renovation of old communities for public health and resilient environment based on greenery optimization and wind deflectors

J Wang, M Ni, J Chen - Indoor and Built Environment, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Due to the global urbanization, the stock of older communities has been increasing
drastically over time and living conditions have continued to deteriorate. Specifically, narrow …

A novel IoT-enabled wireless sensor grid for spatial and temporal evaluation of tracer gas dispersion

TW Tsang, KW Mui, LT Wong, KY Law, KW Shek - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Current IoT applications in indoor air focus mainly on general monitoring. This study
proposed a novel IoT application to evaluate airflow patterns and ventilation performance …