Ventilation, airtightness and indoor air quality in new homes
Report BR 477
Document Status
Current
Supplement
Core Supplement
Series
Report
Abstract
Investigation of ventilation and indoor air quality (IAQ) in homes in England built since 1995. The main part of the project involved a winter (January–March 2002) and summer (July–September2002) period of monitoring of nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, volatile organic compounds, particulates, temperature and humidity in a sample of 37 homes. The results from the measurements were statistically analysed, based on data from questionnaires, including house characteristics and occupant activity diaries. The statistical analysis includes two stages: simple descriptive statistics of the indoor air quality parameters and ventilation rates measured under different conditions, and bivariate analysis to identify associations between these and possible determinants.
Author
Dimitroulopoulou, C. et al
History
This document is no longer available from the original publisher, therefore the status is unconfirmed.
ISBN
9781860817403
Subjects
- Legal issues and management
- Quality control
- Energy efficiency/Energy Management
- Airtightness
- Air conditioning/ventilation
- Special subject areas
- Environmental issues/energy
- Building services
- Space heating/central heating
- Green issues/sustainability/green buildings
Publisher History
BRE is a building science centre that generates new knowledge through research. This is used to create products, tools and standards that drive positive change across the built environment. BRE helps its government and private sector clients meet the significant environmental, social and economic challenges they face in delivering homes, buildings and communities. BRE is owned by the BRE Trust, a registered charity. The Trust uses the profits made by the BRE companies to fund research and education that advances knowledge of the built environment.
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