Effects of ventilation rate per person and per floor area on perceived air quality, sick building syndrome symptoms, and decision-making

Indoor Air

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 362-370

  Maddalena, R ^a   Mendell, M J ^a   Eliseeva, K ^a,b   Chan, W R ^a   Sullivan, D P ^a   Russell, M ^a   Satish, U ^c   Fisk, W J ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive performance; Health symptoms; Perceived air quality; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; FLOORS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; VENTILATION;

COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE; DECISIONS MAKINGS; FLOOR AREAS; HEALTH SYMPTOM; IN-BUILDINGS; PERCEIVED AIR QUALITY; PERFORMANCE; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME SYMPTOMS; VENTILATION RATE; YOUNG ADULTS;

DECISION MAKING;

ADULT; AIR CONDITIONING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VENTILATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937163788     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ina.12149     Document Type: Article

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