Changing ventilation rates in U.S. offices: Implications for health, work performance, energy, and associated economics

Building and Environment

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 368-372

  Fisk, William J ^a   Black, Douglas ^a   Brunner, Gregory ^b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Economizer; Health; Office; Ventilation rate; Work performance

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL COST; BENEFITS AND COSTS; BUILDING ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; ENERGY COST; FLOOR AREAS; OFFICE; OUTDOOR AIR; OUTDOOR AIR VENTILATION; QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATES; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; VENTILATION RATE; WORK PERFORMANCE;

COSTS; ECONOMICS; ECONOMIZERS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEALTH; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; VENTILATION;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

BUILDING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY USE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VENTILATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052808708     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.07.001     Document Type: Article

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