2022/01/01 by V. Faye McNeill, Richard L. Corsi, J. A. Huffman +12 · 1 voice
Engineering · Environmental Science · Medicine · #Building Energy and Comfort Optimization #Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure #Infection Control and Ventilation
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.aeaoa.2022.100152
openalex publication_date 2022/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/02
Ventilation is of primary concern for maintaining healthy indoor air quality and reducing the spread of airborne infectious disease, including COVID-19. In addition to building-level guidelines, increased attention is being placed on room-level ventilation. However, for many universities and schools, ventilation data on a room-by-room basis are not available for classrooms and other key spaces. We present an overview of approaches for measuring ventilation along with their advantages and disadvantages. We also present data from recent case studies for a variety of institutions across the United States, with various building ages, types, locations, and climates, highlighting their commonalities and differences, and examples of the use of this data to support decision making.