dc.contributor.author | Yang, Aileen | |
dc.contributor.author | Holøs, Sverre Bjørn | |
dc.contributor.author | Hak, Claudia | |
dc.contributor.author | Vogt, Matthias | |
dc.contributor.author | Schmidbauer, Norbert | |
dc.contributor.author | Fjellheim, Øystein | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-30T11:33:52Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-03-30T11:33:52Z | |
dc.date.created | 2022-01-24T15:26:42Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
dc.identifier.isbn | 978-82-536-1728-2 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2387-4295 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2988573 | |
dc.description.abstract | This study aimed to assess whether building materials, furniture, and user equipment are sources of pollution that would influence the need for ventilation. Between 2017-2020, measurements were taken in four regular classrooms in a low emitting school and four modular classrooms in a prefabricated school. Weekly passive sampling of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and aldehydes were carried out in the classrooms under the following four conditions: 1) emptied, 2) furnished, 3) with furniture and user equipment, and 4) during normal use. For the first three conditions, the classrooms were measured with either no ventilation or "low" airflow rates. Total VOC (TVOC) concentrations were up to ten times higher in the unventilated classroom at the prefabricated school compared to classrooms at the low emitting school (<450 µg/m3 for conditions 1-2). Our results show the importance of selecting low emitting building materials and proper ventilation. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | This study was carried out within the BEST VENT project funded by the Research Council of Norway EnergiX program under Grant 255375/E20 together with the industry partners: Undervisningsbygg Oslo KF, GK Inneklima AS, DNB Næringseiendom AS, Erichsen & Horgen AS, Multiconsult AS, Interfil AS, Camfil Norge AS, Swegon AS, Belimo Automasjon Norge AS, Toma Eiendomsdrift AS, Norsk VVS Energi-og Miljøteknisk Forenings Stiftelse for forskning. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | SINTEF Akademisk Forlag | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Healthy Buildings 2021 – Europe Proceedings of the 17th International Healthy Buildings Conference 21-23 June 2021 | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | SINTEF Proceedings;9 | |
dc.rights | Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.subject | Building materials | en_US |
dc.subject | Ventilation | en_US |
dc.subject | Airflows | en_US |
dc.subject | Air pollution | en_US |
dc.subject | Classrooms | en_US |
dc.title | VOC contributions from building materials, furniture, and user equipment in low emitting and modular classrooms | en_US |
dc.type | Conference object | en_US |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | © 2021 The Authors | en_US |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |
dc.identifier.doi | https://www.sintefbok.no/book/index/1312/healthy_buildings_2021_europe_proceedings_of_the_17th_international_healthy_buildings_conference_2123_june_2021 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 1988800 | |
dc.source.journal | SINTEF Proceedings | en_US |
dc.source.volume | 9 | en_US |
dc.source.issue | 9 | en_US |
dc.source.pagenumber | 100-106 | en_US |
dc.relation.project | Norges forskningsråd: 255375 | en_US |