Indoor air performance calculations and values with obscure origins

William B. Rose, Paul W. Francisco

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Abstract

This paper provides historical context for several commonly used values that are pertinent to indoor air quality: attic ventilation area, wind factors for infiltration, and radon action levels. In each case, the clarity implied by the adoption of the values is greater than the accuracy understood at the time of adoption, and this point was made in each case by those presenting the information that led to the adoption. However, once the values became adopted, the scientific research either stalled or became more narrowly framed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication12th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate 2011
Pages3151-3156
Number of pages6
StatePublished - 2011
Event12th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate 2011 - Austin, TX, United States
Duration: Jun 5 2011Jun 10 2011

Publication series

Name12th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate 2011
Volume4

Other

Other12th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate 2011
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAustin, TX
Period6/5/116/10/11

Keywords

  • Attic ventilation
  • Infiltration
  • Policy
  • Radon
  • Residential buildings

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pollution

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