Modeling volatile organic compound (VOC) concentrations due to material emissions in a real residential unit. Part I: Methodology and a preliminary case study

Building Simulation

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 351-357

  Liang, Weihui ^a   Gao, Peng ^a   Guan, Jun ^a   Yang, Xudong ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

indoor air quality; residential building; simulation method; volatile organic compound

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865582288     PISSN: 19963599     EISSN: 19968744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12273-012-0083-6     Document Type: Article

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