Indoor Air Quality in Buildings: A Comprehensive Review on the Factors Influencing Air Pollution in Residential and Commercial Structure

Mannan, Mehzabeen; Al-Ghamdi, Sami G.

doi:10.3390/ijerph18063276

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“…For instant, terminal diffuser of an air conditioning system. [241,242] Airborne particles Indoor air may contain a variety of contaminants that occur as airborne particles. Measuring the airborne particle technique is for determining its rate.…”

Section: Indoor Environment Controlsmentioning

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Plan-Design, Construction, Performance, and Renovation Criteria for Sustainable Buildings: Data Review

Chan¹,

Khoeng²,

Ung³

et al. 2021

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Published data or available literature on planning, design, construction, performance, and renovation criteria for sustainable buildings have been focused on several parts, such as some parts of construction, or some stages, such as design and construction stages, due to a limited number of collaborative scholars or scopes of their research. Usually, these data have been published scattered or presented partially in various papers; there has not been any paper published these data, all-stage ‘plan-design, construction, performance, and renovation’ criteria, together. Hence, this paper aims to collect these data and publish them together. The data collection was conducted by our team, 25 members, who specialized in sustainable urban, architectural, and civil engineering and construction management. After collection, the review outputs of sustainable building criteria were validated based on a group consensus. This consensus-based validation procedure was conducted through meetings. These meetings extensively discussed the relevance and importance of the collective criteria and focused on their applicability to Cambodia. The collective data demonstrated in this paper could be useful to researchers in the fields. They could also be useful collective knowledge and information for policymakers from the governments and development partners, as well as architectural and construction engineering companies.

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Section: Indoor Environment Controlsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Plan-Design, Construction, Performance, and Renovation Criteria for Sustainable Buildings: Data Review

Chan¹,

Khoeng²,

Ung³

et al. 2021

Preprint

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“…According to Bani et al (2020) and Nazzal (2015), indoor air quality was measured in 12 newly built and remodeled villas in 7 Emirates in United Arab Emirates in 2014 and, as a result, formaldehyde (CH 2 O) and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) concentrations were detected 2 to 10 times higher than the standard value in all houses [17,18]. In other words, not only the public buildings mentioned above, but also indoor air pollution in housing (new villas, remodeled villas, and residential villas) are also very problematic [19,20]. However, surveys on indoor air quality are being conducted centered on public facilities and schools in Dubai [21,22].…”

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Evaluating the Indoor Air Quality after Renovation at the Greens in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Awad

Jung

2021

Buildings

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The Public Health and Safety Department of Dubai Municipality had evaluated the indoor air quality in public buildings in 2013, then established the IAQ (Indoor Air Quality) regulation. Even though IAQ in public building is in control, indoor air pollution in new and renovated housing is still very problematic. The objective of this paper is to measure the indoor air quality of the residential unit in an apartment after renovation to evaluate the actual condition and to analyze the influential factors. As a methodology, field measurements, resident interviews, and observations were conducted for 20 residential units to investigate basic information, renovation contents, ventilation characteristics, and SBS (Sick Building Syndrome) symptoms. The results showed that renovation related to the indoor air quality was the replacement of finishing materials. It was statistically proven that the average CO2 for each house was 683–2309.4 ppm, and 15 houses exceeded the WHO IAQ standards. TVOC had an average concentration of 0–3.0 ppm per house, exceeding the standard in 10 houses. Formaldehyde (CH2O) had an average concentration of 0–1.02 ppm per house, exceeding the WHO IAQ standard (0.1 ppm) in 12 houses. However, even though the indoor air quality was polluted, the residents were hardly aware of it based on subjective response survey. As the amount of renovation increases, the concentration of formaldehyde (CH2O) increases significantly, and excessive renovation should be avoided. This study will serve as a basic dataset to suggest that the new IAQ regulation not be compulsory for residents; rather, they must induce contractors with stipulation to maintain IAQ during and after renovation.

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“…According to the Environmental Protection Agency, indoor air pollution is considered one of the top five environmental health risks. Moreover, 2.7% of the global burden of disease has been linked to indoor air pollution in a report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) (WHO Global Health Risks, 2009;Mannan and Al-Ghamdi, 2021). Commonly listed health impacts of indoor air pollutants include asthma, headache, nausea, fatigue, eye irritation, reduced lung function, cough, and lung cancer (Park et al, 2001;Swanson, 2001;USEPA, 2003;Dorothy Shimer and Phillips, 2005;Fisk et al, 2007).…”

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Active Botanical Biofiltration in Built Environment to Maintain Indoor Air Quality

Mannan

Al-Ghamdi

2021

Front. Built Environ.

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The implementation of sustainable solutions for maintaining indoor air quality has become a particular concern to the building community. Research on green technologies for indoor air has highlighted the potential of active botanical biofiltration (ABB) systems, where the air is circulated through the plant root zone as well as the growing medium for maximum phytoremediation effect. ABB has been found beneficial for pollutant removal along with the potential for increasing humidity and air cooling. Assessment in laboratory condition revealed the removal efficiency of ABB systems ranged from 54 to 85% for total suspended particulate matters where gaseous pollutants such as formaldehyde and toluene removal efficiencies were 90% and over 33%, respectively, in real environment. Moreover, the esthetic value of ABB acts as an added benefit for positive mental effects. However, very limited data is available to date that demonstrates the pollutant removal efficiency of ABB systems in realistic indoor environments, and the mechanisms behind this emerging technology are still poorly understood. The purpose of this mini review study is to present a quantitative assessment of the recent advancement of ABB systems and indoor air quality. Finally, the limitations of ABB systems and research gaps are highlighted for future improvement.

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Indoor Air Quality in Buildings: A Comprehensive Review on the Factors Influencing Air Pollution in Residential and Commercial Structure

Cited by 181 publications

References 72 publications

Plan-Design, Construction, Performance, and Renovation Criteria for Sustainable Buildings: Data Review

Plan-Design, Construction, Performance, and Renovation Criteria for Sustainable Buildings: Data Review

Evaluating the Indoor Air Quality after Renovation at the Greens in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Active Botanical Biofiltration in Built Environment to Maintain Indoor Air Quality

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