References & Bibliography
See our list of references. There are many places where we have sourced our information. You can find them below.
Good Ventilation & Indoor Climate
History of ventilation technology
Centnerova, L. H. (2018) On the history of indoor environment and its relation to health and well-being. REHVA Journal 2, 2018 https://www.rehva.eu/rehva-journal/chapter/on-the-history-of-indoor-environment-and-its-relation-to-health-and-wellbeing
Janssen, J. E. (1999) The history of ventilation and temperature control. ASHRAE Journal 47 https://www.ashrae.org/file%20library/about/mission%20and%20vision/ashrae%20and%20industry%20history/the-history-of-ventilation-and-temperature-control.pdf
Matson, N. E., & Sherman, M. H. (2004) Why we ventilate our houses: An historical look. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory https://www.aceee.org/files/proceedings/2004/data/papers/SS04_Panel7_Paper21.pdf
Nielsen, P. V., & Li, Y. (2019) Ventilation. Encyclopedia of environmental health. Elsevier
Sundell, J. (2004) On the history of indoor air quality and health. Indoor Air Journal 7 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1600-0668.2004.00273.x
Swegon Air Academy. (2017) History of ventilation technology https://www.swegonairacademy.com/siteassets/_documents/history-of-ventilation-technology.pdf
Swegon Air Academy. (2006) AIR https://www.swegonairacademy.com/siteassets/_documents/air-swegon-air-academy.pdf
Wargocki, P. (2021) What we know and should know about ventilation. REHVA Journal 2. https://www.rehva.eu/rehva-journal/chapter/what-we-know-and-should-know-about-ventilation
Building standards in ventilation
Björling, M. (2020) Building for sustainable ventilation and air quality. Urban Transition - Perspectives on Urban Systems and Environments https://www.intechopen.com/online-first/76623
Cote, A. E., & Grant, C. C. (2008) Codes and standards for the built environment. http://www.nfpajla.org/recursos/codesfph.pdf
Khovalyg, D., Kazanci, O. B., Halvorsen, H., Gundlach, I., Bahnfleth, W. P., Toftum, J., & Olesen, B. W. (2020) Critical review of standards for indoor thermal environment and air quality. Journal of Energy and Buildings 213 https://backend.orbit.dtu.dk/ws/portalfiles/portal/205074326/1_s2.0_S0378778819314719_main.pdf
Mudarri, D. H. (2010) Building codes and indoor air quality. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2014-08/documents/building_codes_and_iaq.pdf
Whole Building Design Guide. (2016) Codes and standards development. National Council of Goverments on Building Codes and Standards https://www.wbdg.org/resources/codes-and-standards-development
Infiltration and natural ventilation
Magyar, Z. Typical ventilation design concepts and strategies. Educational Package Ventilation https://www.academia.edu/35140020/Lecture_1_Typical_ventilation_design_concepts_and_strategies_Educational_Package_Ventilation
The need for mechanical ventilation
Swegon (2022) Technical indoor climate guide https://www.swegonairacademy.com/siteassets/_documents/technical-indoor-climate-guide.pdf
REHVA (2012) Design of energy-efficient ventilation and air-conditioning systems. Guidebook No.17 https://www.rehva.eu/eshop/detail/design-of-energy-efficient-ventilation-and-air-conditioning-systems
Indoor climate — From past to present
Centnerova, L. H. (2018) On the history of indoor environment and it’s relation to health and wellbeing. REHVA Journal https://www.rehva.eu/fileadmin/REHVA_Journal/REHVA_Journal_2018/RJ2/P.14/14-20_RJ1802_WEB.pdf
CIBSE. (2020) Air of authority — Interview with Professor Catherine Noakes https://www.cibsejournal.com/general/air-of-authority-interview-with-professor-catherine-noakes/
Sundell, J. (2004) On the history of indoor air quality and health. Indoor Air https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15330772/
Zhang, Y., et al. (2022) History and perspective on indoor air quality research https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-981-16-7680-2_1
Elements of the indoor climate
WHO. (2021) Global air quality guidelines: Particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10), ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240034228
Weschler, C. (2009) Changes in indoor pollutants since the 1950s. Atmospheric Environment https://www.academia.edu/25230212/Changes_in_indoor_pollutants_since_the_1950s?email_work_card=title
Environmental Scientist (2021) Improving indoor air quality https://www.the-ies.org/sites/default/files/journals/improving-indoor-air-quality.pdf
Science Direct. (2024) Indoor climate https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/indoor-climate
Indoor environmental quality
References to come
Basic need for fresh air
American Lung Association. (2020) Ventilation: How Buildings Breathe https://www.lung.org/clean-air/at-home/ventilation-buildings-breathe
Baecher, C., Sohui, F., Ball, L., & Masson, O. (2020) Indoor Air Quality - Tackling the Challenges of Invistible. The Veolia Institute Review https://journals.openedition.org/factsreports/5919
WHO. (2017) Air Pollution - Better Air for Better Health. Fact sheet by the World Health Organisation https://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/341137/Fact-Sheet-10-Better-air-for-better-health.pdf
American Lung Association. Clean Air is Essential for Healthy Lungs. Video https://www.lung.org/clean-air
Feeling the comfort
Olesen, B. W. (2011) Standards for Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality in Relation to the EPBD. REHVA Journal https://www.rehva.eu/fileadmin/hvac-dictio/01-2011/Standards_for_Ventilation_and_Indoor_Air_Quality_in_relation_to_the_EPBD.pdf
Olesen, B. W. (2022) ASHRAE’s History With Thermal Comfort. ASHRAE Journal https://images.magnetmail.net/images/clients/ASHRAE//attach/32-39_OlesonThermalComfort.pdf
ASHRAE. (2022) Standard 55 — Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy https://www.ashrae.org/technical-resources/bookstore/standard-55-thermal-environmental-conditions-for-human-occupancy
HSE. Thermal Comfort. Health and Safety Executive https://www.hse.gov.uk/temperature/thermal/
BSI. (2019) EN 16798-1:2019 Energy Performance of Buildings. Ventilation for buildings Indoor environmental input parameters for design and assessment of energy performance of buildings addressing indoor air quality, thermal environment, lighting and acoustics https://civilnode.com/download-standard/10688988814041/bs-en-16798-12019-energy-performance-of-buildings-ventilation-for-buildings-part-1-indoor-environmental-input
Mora, R. & Bean, R. (2018) Thermal Comfort: Designing for People. ASHRAE Journal https://images.magnetmail.net/images/clients/ASHRAE//attach/40-46_Mora-Bean.pdf
Pallubinsky, H., Kramer, R. P., & van Marken Lichtenbelt, W. D. (2022) Establishing Resilience in Times of Climate Change — A Perspective on Humans and Buildings. Journal of Climatic Change. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-023-03614-0
Provide, control and reduce
Wargocki, P. (2021) What we know and should know about ventilation? Rehva. https://www.rehva.eu/rehva-journal/chapter/what-we-know-and-should-know-about-ventilation
Designing buildings. Wiki - Ventilation. (2022) https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Ventilation
Swegon Air Academy. (2006) AIR https://www.swegonairacademy.com/siteassets/_documents/air-swegon-air-academy.pdf
Liddament, M. W. (2001) Occupant impact on Ventilation. AIVC https://www.aivc.org/sites/default/files/members_area/medias/pdf/Technotes/TN53%20OCCUPANT%20IMPACT%20ON%20VENTILATION.pdf
Health, Well-being and Productivity
Sleep quality
American Academy of Sleep Medicine. (2022) Sleep education https://sleepeducation.org/
Beko, G., Lund, T., Nors, F., Toftum, J, Clausen, G. (2010) Ventilation rates in the bedrooms of 500 Danish children, Journal of Building Environment https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360132310001216
Fan, X., & Wargocki, P. (2021) Ventilation and sleep quality. Technical University of Denmark
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Laverge, J., Janssens, A. (2011) IAQ exposure of sleeping occupants under different residential ventilation configurations. Proceedings of Roomvent https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/IAQ-exposure-of-sleeping-occupants-under-different-Laverge-Janssens/36c867f7f1733bff4d9fcaae24357f8e1b6f2012
Medi, G., Wille, M., Hemels, M.E.H. (2017) Short- and long-term health consequences of sleep disruption. Journal of Nature and Science of Sleep, 2017 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5449130/
Poslusny, C. (2021) How does indoor air quality impact sleep? Molekule Blog https://molekule.com/blog/how-does-indoor-air-quality-impact-sleep/
Strøm-Tejsen, P., Zukowska, D., Wargocki, P., & Wyon, D. P. (2015) The effects of bedroom air quality on sleep and next-day performance. Journal of Indoor Air https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282765128_The_effects_of_bedroom_air_quality_on_sleep_and_next-day_performance
Wargocki, P., Lan, L., Lian, Z., & Wyon, D. P. (2018) Thermal environment, IAQ and sleep. ASHRAE Journal https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324442328_Thermal_environment_IAQ_and_sleep
Building-related symptoms and issues
EPA. (2014) Indoor air facts No. 4 - Sick Building Syndrome. https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2014-08/documents/sick_building_factsheet.pdf
Horvath, E. P. (1997) Building-related illness and sick building syndrome: From the specific to the vague. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine https://www.ccjm.org/content/ccjom/64/6/303.full.pdf
May, J. C. (2022) Sick-building syndrome? Or building-related illness? Healthy Indoors Magazine https://hi.healthyindoors.com/i/1455789-hi-jan-feb-2022-usa-edition/29
Menzies, D., & Bourbeau, J. (1997) Building related illnesses. New England Journal of Medicine https://cdn1.sph.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2428/2015/06/15.03.16-Building-Related-Illnesses.pdf
Respiratory problems and allergies
References to come...
At work
Environmental Scientist. (2021) Improving indoor air quality. Journal of the Institution of Environmental Sciences https://www.the-ies.org/sites/default/files/journals/improving-indoor-air-quality.pdf
Wargorcki, P. (ed.), Seppänen, O. (ed.), Andersson, J., Boerstra, A., Clements-Croome, D., Fitzner, K., Hanssen, S.O. (2006) REHVA Guidebook No. 6 - Indoor Climate and Productivity in Offices - How to Integrate Productivity in Life-Cycle Cost Analysis of Building Services https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344374247_REHVA_Guidebook_No_6_-_Indoor_Climate_and_Productivity_in_Offices_-_How_to_Integrate_Productivity_in_Life-Cycle_Cost_Analysis_of_Building_Services
World Green Building Council. (2014) Health, wellbeing & productivity in offices: The next chapter for green building https://worldgbc.org/sites/default/files/compressed_WorldGBC_Health_Wellbeing__Productivity_Full_Report_Dbl_Med_Res_Feb_2015.pdf
At school
Fisk, W.J. (2017) The Ventilation Problem in Schools: Literature Review. Journal of Indoor Air https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28683161/
NCEE. (2018). How much time do students spend in schools? Retrieved from http:// ncee.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ SchoolYearStatv5.pdf
OECD. (2018). Average class size. Retrieved from https://stats.oecd.org/Index. aspx?DataSetCode=EDU_CLASS
Swegon. (2021) Air quality and ventilation in schools. Research paper on education and indoor climate https://info.swegon.com/hubfs/White%20paper_Education%20and%20Ventilation_FINAL_Aug%202021.pdf?__hstc=255665239.d5e13d8ebd0b88e66d5bff407b22937d.1643113676407.1668076562876.1668079754844.228&__hssc=255665239.76.1668079754844&__hsfp=3693971919
Velux. (2021) Building better schools https://neufert-cdn.archdaily.net/uploads/product_file/file/55118/Building_Better_Schools.pdf
Wargocki, P., & Wyon, D.P. (2016) Ten questions concerning thermal and indoor air quality effects on the performance of office work and schoolwork. Journal of Building and Environment https://www.researchgate.net/publication/310387641_Ten_questions_concerning_thermal_and_indoor_air_quality_effects_on_the_performance_of_office_work_and_schoolwork
Wargocki P., & Wyon D.P. (2013). Providing better thermal and air quality conditions in school classrooms would be cost-effective. Journal of Building and Environment https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257172107_Providing_better_thermal_and_air_quality_conditions_in_school_classrooms_would_be_cost-effective
At home
Flowing Data. (2020) How much more time we spent at home https://flowingdata.com/2021/09/03/everything-more-from-home/
Svensk Ventilation. (2005) Shortness of breath - A handbook about the air in our homes https://www.iaqmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/westman_2005.pdf
Svensk Ventilation. (2004) Indoor Air - The Silent Killer https://www.iaqmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/svensk_ventilation_2004.pdf
Air pollution
American Lung Association. (2020) Particle pollution https://www.lung.org/clean-air/outdoors/what-makes-air-unhealthy/particle-pollution
EPA. (2020) Integrated science assessment (ISA) for particulate matter https://www.epa.gov/isa/integrated-science-assessment-isa-particulate-matter
WHO. (2021) Ambient (outdoor) air pollution https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/ambient-(outdoor)-air-quality-and-health
Daylight in buildings
Swegon Air Academy. (2006) AIR https://www.swegonairacademy.com/siteassets/_documents/air-swegon-air-academy.pdf
Velux. (2014) Daylight, energy and indoor climate - Basic book https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303667224_Daylight_Energy_and_Indoor_Climate_-_Basic_Book
AIVC 11655. (1994) Daylighting in buildings https://www.aivc.org/sites/default/files/airbase_11655.pdf
Velux. (2010) Daylight & Architecture https://velcdn.azureedge.net/-/media/com/daylight%20and%20architechture%20-%20doga/pdf/da13_complete.pdf
Taming the noise
World Health Organization. (2022) Chapter 11 — Environmental noise https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/who-compendium-on-health-and-environment/who_compendium_noise_01042022.pdf?sfvrsn=bc371498_3
Alves, J. A., Paiva, F. N., Silva, L. T., Remoaldo P. (2020). Low-Frequency Noise and Its Main Effects on Human Health — A Review of the Literature between 2016 and 2019 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/15/5205#
International Noise Awareness. (2023) https://noiseawareness.org/
Ottersten, M., Yao, H.-D. & Davidson, L. (2021) Tonal noise of voluteless centrifugal fan generated by turbulence stemming from upstream inlet gap https://pubs.aip.org/aip/pof/article-abstract/33/7/075110/1077103/Tonal-noise-of-voluteless-centrifugal-fan?redirectedFrom=fulltext
Low humidity levels
Wolkoff, P. (2018) Indoor air humidity, air quality, and health — An overview. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29398406/
Indoor air conference (2022) Conference presentations and proceeding https://indoorair2022.org/
Zwicker, D., Ostilla-Mónico, R., Lieberman, D.E., Brenner, M.P. (2018) Physical and geometric constraints shape the labyrinth-like nasal cavity. National Library of Medicine https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29507204/
Wolkoff, P. (2018) The mystery of dry indoor air – An overview. Environment International https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30389384/
Sustainability
Our lives and the environments
Neil E. Klepeis, et. al. (2001) The national human activity pattern survey (NHAPS): A resource for assessing exposure to environmental pollutants. Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology https://www.researchgate.net/publication/252988142_The_National_Human_Activity_Pattern_Survey_NHAPS_A_Resource_for_Assessing_Exposure_to_Environmental_Pollutants
Ventilation, energy and environment
References to come
Sustainability, architecture and design
CIBSE. (2020) Guide L Sustainability https://www.cibse.org/knowledge-research/knowledge-portal/guide-l-sustainability-2020
Gattupalli, A. (2024) The paradox of sustainable architecture: Durability and transience https://www.archdaily.com/1001999/the-paradox-of-sustainable-architecture-durability-and-transience
Pallubinsky, H. (2023) Establishing resilience in times of climate change - a perspective on humans and buildings. Climatic Change https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-023-03614-0
Rogiez, A. (2018) The integrated design process: Principles and guidance to success https://www.strategiaconseil.ca/en/2018/11/19/the-integrated-design-process-principles-and-guidance-to-success/
Sauc. (2020) Climate architecture and sustainable architecture https://sauc.ir/en/history-of-sustainable-architecture/
Wierzbicka, A. et al. (2018) Healthy indoor environments: The need for a holistic approach. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30200196/
Changes in circularity in buildings
References to come
Frameworks driving sustainability
References to come
Exploring resilience in buildings
Li, J., Yu, H., Deng, X. (2024) A Systematic review of the evolution of the concept of resilience in the construction industry. Buildings https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/14/9/2643
Jackson, S., Ferris, T.L.J. (2012) Infrastructure resilience: Past, present and future. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277142087_Infrastructure_Resilience_Past_Present_and_Future
Resilience in architectural history. Architectural Histories (2019) https://journal.eahn.org/collections/812/
Castaño-Rosa, R., Pelsmakers, S., Järventausta, H., Poutanen, J., Tähtinen, L., Rashidfarokhi, A., Toivonen, S. (2022) Resilience in the built environment: Key characteristics for solutions to multiple crises. Sustainable Cities and Society https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2022.104259
Future-proofing and smart-readiness
References to come