A pilot study of radon levels in certified passive house buildings

McCarron, Barry; Meng, Xin; Colclough, Shane

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“…32% sampled houses in Macedonia were found to exceed the recommended limit of TVOC where the mean TVOC values were found to have a range from 50–2610 µg/m 3 [ 6 ]. Analysis of the measured data in Ireland suggested that buildings exceeding the annual average concentration of 100 Bq/m 3 should be further investigated in terms of their ventilation systems and current operations [ 59 ]. The small amount of sample data has been listed as a limitation of this study.…”

Section: Residential Buildings and Iaq Assessmentmentioning

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Indoor Air Quality in Buildings: A Comprehensive Review on the Factors Influencing Air Pollution in Residential and Commercial Structure

Mannan

Al-Ghamdi

2021

IJERPH

217

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Worldwide people tend to spend approximately 90% of their time in different indoor environments. Along with the penetration of outside air pollutants, contaminants are produced in indoor environments due to different activities such as heating, cooling, cooking, and emissions from building products and the materials used. As people spend most of their lives in indoor environments, this has a significant influence on human health and productivity. Despite the two decades of indoor air quality (IAQ) research from different perspectives, there is still a lack of comprehensive evaluation of peer-reviewed IAQ studies that specifically covers the relationship between the internal characteristics of different types of building environments with IAQ to help understand the progress and limitations of IAQ research worldwide. Therefore, this review of scientific studies presents a broad spectrum of pollutants identified in both residential and commercial indoor environments, highlighting the trends and gaps in IAQ research. Moreover, analysis of literature data enabled us to assess the different IAQs in buildings located in different countries/regions, thus reflecting the current global scientific understanding of IAQ. This review has the potential to benefit building professionals by establishing indoor air regulations that account for all indoor contaminant sources to create healthy and sustainable building environments.

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Section: Residential Buildings and Iaq Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Indoor Air Quality in Buildings: A Comprehensive Review on the Factors Influencing Air Pollution in Residential and Commercial Structure

Mannan

Al-Ghamdi

2021

IJERPH

217

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“…The identified literature includes four studies that reported from virtual simulations [ 47 , 51 , 52 , 66 ], one study based on occupant perception of IAQ, three used low-cost monitors [ 41 , 44 , 56 ], twenty-nine included physical IAQ measurements [ 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 48 , 50 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 ] and fourteen studies assessed IAQ through both physical measurements and occupant perceptions [ 41 , 42 , 43 , 55 , 56 , 58 , 59 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 72 , 73 , 76 ]. Only thirteen of these measured IAQ metrics other than CO 2 [ 41 ,…”

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“…Although radon gas concentrations in recently renovated dwellings is significantly higher compared to older buildings, there is no difference between non-Passivhaus and Passivhaus dwellings [77]. However, new built Passivhaus dwellings have reduced radon gas concentrations [74] due to the ventilation systems [75]. All of the studies produced equivalent results, with Passivhaus dwellings achieving lower primary energy consumption (42-90% lower) and CO 2 emissions (25-78% lower) when compared to conventional buildings, with IAQ being observed as acceptable.…”

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Indoor Air Quality in Passivhaus Dwellings: A Literature Review

Moreno-Rangel

Sharpe

McGill

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Indoor air quality (IAQ) is a critical consideration in airtight buildings that depend on mechanical ventilation, such as those constructed to the Passivhaus standard. While previous reviews of IAQ on Passivhaus-certified buildings foccused on offices, this study examines residential buildings. A summary of data collection methods and pollutant concentrations is presented, followed by a critical discussion of the impact of Passivhaus design strategies on IAQ. This review indicates that IAQ in Passivhaus-certified dwellings is generally better than in conventional homes, but both occupant behaviour and pollution from outdoor sources play a significant role in indoor concentrations. Moreover, there are differences in data collection and reporting methods. Many of the available studies depend on short-term IAQ monitoring of less than two weeks, making it difficult to determine the longer impact of housing design on IAQ and occupants’ well-being. There is also a lack of studies from non-European countries. Future research should focus on investigating associations between IAQ and Passivhaus design strategies in hot and humid climates, where evidence is particularly lacking. Further effort is also required to investigate potential links between occupant’s perception of IAQ and physical exposure to indoor pollution. Finally, the lack of homogeneous monitoring and reporting methods for IAQ studies needs to be addressed.

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Evaluation of building energy load of a multipurpose hall and its optimization through spectrally selective fenestration and passive design concepts

Rastogi,

Moharana

2023

Archit. Struct. Constr.

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A pilot study of radon levels in certified passive house buildings

Abstract: A pilot study of radon levels in certified passive house buildings. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology .

Cited by 4 publications

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Indoor Air Quality in Buildings: A Comprehensive Review on the Factors Influencing Air Pollution in Residential and Commercial Structure

Indoor Air Quality in Buildings: A Comprehensive Review on the Factors Influencing Air Pollution in Residential and Commercial Structure

Indoor Air Quality in Passivhaus Dwellings: A Literature Review

Evaluation of building energy load of a multipurpose hall and its optimization through spectrally selective fenestration and passive design concepts

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