Optimizing the Indoor Air Quality in Historical Buildings: Strategies for Environmental Improvement and Public Health Enhancement

Piscitelli, Prisco; Miani, Alessandro; Mecca, Saverio; Hodgton, Rachel

doi:10.3390/ijerph21030341

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“…However, there are still situations in which existing studies reach their limits of validity for reasons related to the climate and the specifics of buildings or pollutants [ 6 ]. For example, ensuring IAQ in heritage buildings cannot be achieved by ordinary technical methods and requires a multidisciplinary approach [ 11 ]. The work of [ 12 ] demonstrates that the usual ventilation policies can fail to ensure a healthy environment in crowded spaces, such as classrooms and teaching laboratories.…”

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Reengineering Indoor Air Quality Monitoring Systems to Improve End-User Experience

Pietraru,

Olteanu,

Adochiei

et al. 2024

Sensors

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This paper presents an indoor air quality (IAQ) monitoring system designed for a better end-user experience. The monitoring system consists of elements, from the monitoring sensor to the monitoring interface, designed and implemented by the research team, especially for the proposed monitoring system. The monitoring solution is intended for users who live in houses without automatic ventilation systems. The air quality sensor is designed at a minimum cost and complexity to allow multi-zone implementation without significant effort. The user interface uses a spatial graphic representation that facilitates understanding areas with different air quality levels. Presentation of the outdoor air quality level supports the user’s decision to ventilate a space. An innovative element of the proposed monitoring interface is the real-time forecast of air quality evolution in each monitored space. The paper describes the implementation of an original monitoring solution (monitoring device, Edge/Cloud management system, innovative user monitoring interface) and presents the results of testing this system in a relevant environment. The research conclusions show the proposed solution’s benefits in improving the end-user experience, justified both by the technical results obtained and by the opinion of the users who tested the monitoring system.

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confidence: 99%

Reengineering Indoor Air Quality Monitoring Systems to Improve End-User Experience

Pietraru,

Olteanu,

Adochiei

et al. 2024

Sensors

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Optimizing the Indoor Air Quality in Historical Buildings: Strategies for Environmental Improvement and Public Health Enhancement

Abstract: The endeavor to maintain and enhance the indoor air quality (IAQ) in historical buildings transcends the traditional boundaries of cultural heritage preservation, emerging as a pivotal public health concern [...]

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