About the Author Max Sherman, Ph.D., is a senior scientist and group leader of the Energy Performance of Buildings Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, Calif. He is former chair of Standards Project Committee 62.2P, Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality for Low-Rise Residential Buildings. s HVAC&R professionals, our major concern is the engineering of indoor envir...

Energy Efficiency and Indoor Air Quality in the healthcare applications and particularly in surgical operating theatres are important features in modernized designs. The various reasons for deviation from obtaining optimum IAQ and energy efficient buildings are listed. The air conditioning systems serving the operating rooms require careful design to minimize the concentration of airborne organ...

Introduction Studies of school environment and related health diseases in pediatric population have been performed recently. The European Commission, through the Directorate General for Health and Consumer Affairs, funded the study on Health Effects of School Environment held in different European countries. Levels of air pollutants can be several folds higher exposures are prolonged. Since chi...

Decomposition of formaldehyde (HCHO) by a microplasma reactor in order to improve Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) was achieved. HCHO was removed from air using one pass through reactor treatment (5 L/min). From an initial concentration of HCHO of 0.7 ppm about 96% was removed in one pass treatment using a discharge power of 0.3 W provided by a high voltage amplifier and a Marx Generator with MOSFET s...

Given that performance-based approaches secure maximum energy consumption for new buildings in more and building codes standards, such could ensure ventilation is designed to avoid risks occupants’ health. We have developed a approach assessing indoor air quality (IAQ) performance low-energy houses at the design stage of building, line with regulatory calculations. In this context, whole-buildi...

In Indonesia, sick building syndrome (SBS) and related health problems are suspected among the residents in emerging new urban houses constructed of modern materials without sufficient material standards or minimum ventilation rates. First, this study investigates current conditions indoor air quality (IAQ) newly high-rise apartments major cities contrast with traditional landed houses, so-call...

Energy efficiency in museums and buildings that house works of art or cultural heritage appears to be a difficult achievement if indoor air quality has kept at appropriate levels for artefacts’ long-term sustainability. There is gap our scientific literature on the relationship between energy efficiency, meaning there are no numerical data examine both them simultaneously, although this theme b...

The Covid-19 outbreak has resulted in new patterns of home occupancy, the implications which for indoor air quality (IAQ) and energy use are not well-known. In this context, present study investigates 8 flats London to uncover if during a lockdown, (a) IAQ monitored deteriorated, (b) window operation by occupants changed, (c) more effective ventilation could enhance without significant increase...