A holistic modeling framework for estimating the influence of climate change on indoor air quality

Salthammer, Tunga; Zhao, Jiangyue; Schieweck, Alexandra; Uhde, Erik; Hussein, Tareq; Antretter, Florian; Künzel, Hartwig M.; Pazold, Matthias; Radoń, Jan; Birmili, W.

doi:10.1111/ina.13039

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“…In 2022, Salthammer et al [ 14 ] developed a comprehensive modeling framework considering two compartments (gas and particulate phases) to better estimate the effect of climate change on IAQ. The target chemical pollutants were 12 VOCs and SVOCs: limonene, isoprene, formaldehyde, n-butyl acetate, n-decane, acetic acid, acetaldehyde, toluene, benzophenone, triethyl phosphate (TEP), 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol diisobutyrate (TXIB), and di-1-ethylhexyl adipate (DEHA).…”

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Impact of Climate Change on Indoor Air Quality: A Review

Mansouri

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Alessandrini

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Climate change can affect the indoor environment due to heat and mass transfers between indoor and outdoor environments. To mitigate climate change impacts and adapt buildings to the changing environment, changes in building characteristics and occupants’ behavior may occur. To characterize the effects of climate change on indoor air quality (IAQ), the present review focused on four aspects: (1) experimental and modeling studies that relate IAQ to future environmental conditions, (2) evolution of indoor and outdoor air concentrations in the coming years with regard to temperature rise, (3) climate change mitigation and adaptation actions in the building sector, and (4) evolution of human behavior in the context of climate change. In the indoor environment, experimental and modeling studies on indoor air pollutants highlighted a combined effect of temperature and relative humidity on pollutant emissions from indoor sources. Five IAQ models developed for future climate data were identified in the literature. In the outdoor environment, the increasing ambient temperature may lead directly or indirectly to changes in ozone, particle, nitrogen oxides, and volatile organic compound concentrations in some regions of the world depending on the assumptions made about temperature evolution, anthropogenic emissions, and regional regulation. Infiltration into buildings of outdoor air pollutants is governed by many factors, including temperature difference between indoors and outdoors, and might increase in the years to come during summer and decrease during other seasons. On the other hand, building codes in some countries require a higher airtightness for new and retrofitted buildings. The building adaptation actions include the reinforcement of insulation, implementation of new materials and smart building technologies, and a more systematic and possibly longer use of air conditioning systems in summer compared to nowadays. Moreover, warmer winters, springs, and autumns may induce an increasing duration of open windows in these seasons, while the use of air conditioning in summer may reduce the duration of open windows.

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Impact of Climate Change on Indoor Air Quality: A Review

Mansouri

Wei

Alessandrini

et al. 2022

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“…The size-specific emission rate and losses of aerosol particles were calculated by utilizing a simple indoor aerosol model [23,[134][135][136]. The basic principle is based on the change rate of particle number concentrations calculated for each particle size.…”

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Indoor Exposure and Regional Inhaled Deposited Dose Rate during Smoking and Incense Stick Burning—The Jordanian Case as an Example for Eastern Mediterranean Conditions

Hussein

2022

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Tobacco smoking and incense burning are commonly used in Jordanian microenvironments. While smoking in Jordan is prohibited inside closed spaces, incense burning remains uncontrolled. In this study, particle size distributions (diameter 0.01–25 µm) were measured and inhaled deposited dose rates were calculated during typical smoking and incense stick-burning scenarios inside a closed room, and the exposure was summarized in terms of number and mass concentrations of submicron (PNSub) and fine particles (PM2.5). During cigarette smoking and incense stick-burning scenarios, the particle number concentrations exceeded 3 × 105 cm−3. They exceeded 5 × 105 cm−3 during shisha smoking. The emission rates were 1.9 × 1010, 6.8 × 1010, and 1.7 × 1010 particles/s, respectively, for incense, cigarettes, and shisha. That corresponded to about 7, 80, and 120 µg/s, respectively. Males received higher dose rates than females, with about 75% and 55% in the pulmonary/alveolar during walking and standing, respectively. The total dose rates were in the order of 1012–1013 #/h (103–104 µg/h), respectively, for PNSub and PM2.5. The above reported concentrations, emissions rates, and dose rates are considered seriously high, recalling the fact that aerosols emitted during such scenarios consist of a vast range of toxicant compounds.

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“…Climate change influences outdoor air pollution and causes severe and frequent weather extremes [20]. This changes the indoor environment, affects IEQ and interferes with energy consumption [21,22], hence undermining climate change mitigation efforts [23].…”

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The Interplay between Air Quality and Energy Efficiency in Museums, a Review

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Energy efficiency in museums and buildings that house works of art or cultural heritage appears to be a difficult achievement if indoor air quality has to be kept at appropriate levels for artefacts’ long-term sustainability. There is a gap in our scientific literature on the relationship between indoor air quality and energy efficiency, meaning that there are no numerical data that examine both of them simultaneously, although this is a theme that is broadly discussed by museum managers, curators, and scientists. It is certain that the two parameters, indoor air quality (IAQ) and energy efficiency (EEF) are conflicting and difficult to reconcile. Furthermore, IAQ is not only the determination of temperature, relative humidity, and CO2, as is usually presented. Using green or renewable energy does not make a building “energy efficient”. Hence, in the manuscript we review the literature on IAQ of museums and exhibition buildings, in conjunction with the consideration of their EEF. Hopefully, reviewing the literature for this problem may lead to carefully designed monitoring experiments. The selection, application, and testing of appropriate technological measures can lead to a new balance between the two conflicting parameters. Not only must solutions be found, but these solutions are necessary in the mitigation battle against climate change.

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A holistic modeling framework for estimating the influence of climate change on indoor air quality

Cited by 8 publications

References 121 publications

Impact of Climate Change on Indoor Air Quality: A Review

Impact of Climate Change on Indoor Air Quality: A Review

Indoor Exposure and Regional Inhaled Deposited Dose Rate during Smoking and Incense Stick Burning—The Jordanian Case as an Example for Eastern Mediterranean Conditions

The Interplay between Air Quality and Energy Efficiency in Museums, a Review

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