Modeling impacts of dynamic ventilation strategies on indoor air quality of offices in six US cities

Building and Environment

Volumn 60, Issue , 2013, Pages 243-253

  Rackes, Adams ^a   Waring, Michael S ^a  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

Building operational strategies; Building simulation; Demand controlled ventilation (DCV); HVAC and mechanical systems; Monte Carlo; Standards guidelines codes

Indexed keywords

BUILDING SIMULATION; DEMAND-CONTROLLED VENTILATION; MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO; OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEONATAL MONITORING; OZONE; VENTILATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

VARACTORS;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIRFLOW; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDING CODE; MODEL TEST; MODEL VALIDATION; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; VENTILATION;

DROSOPHILA C VIRUS;

EID: 84872387921     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.10.013     Document Type: Article

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