Why, when and how do HVAC-systems pollute the indoor environment and what to do about it? The European AIRLESS project

Building and Environment

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 209-225

  Bluyssen, Philomena M ^a   Cox, Christian ^a   Seppänen, Olli ^b   Oliveira Fernandes, Eduard ^c   Clausen, Geo ^d   Müller, Birgit ^e   Roulet, Claude Alain ^f  

^a Building Physics and Systems ^*  (Netherlands)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^e TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^f EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

HVAC systems; Indoor air pollution; Performance; Strategies

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTION; HEATING; VENTILATION;

INDOOR ENVIRONMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

HEATING SYSTEM; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; PERFORMANCE; VENTILATING SYSTEM;

EID: 0037290020     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1323(02)00058-6     Document Type: Article

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