Abstract
Building envelopes are usually comprised of several different layers of building materials, these material layers may alternatively act as VOCs sources or sinks depending on their emission/sorption potentials and the indoor environmental conditions as well. The model proposed here is a single zone one, it considers the fact that most of the building materials are porous mediums, and thus belongs to multiphase model. Moreover, the proposed model can take practical ventilation scheme into consideration and thus is expected to be more generally applicable compared with previous models which assume a constant air change rate. The interactions of VOCs and building materials composing different building components can be modeled based on fundamental mass transfer theories. The proposed model is anticipated to be able to serve as a simple routine tool for building owners, designers and operators to achieve acceptable indoor VOCs concentration level.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | HB 2006 - Healthy Buildings |
Subtitle of host publication | Creating a Healthy Indoor Environment for People, Proceedings |
Pages | 95-98 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Volume | 4 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2006 |
Event | Healthy Buildings: Creating a Healthy Indoor Environment for People, HB 2006 - Lisboa, Portugal Duration: 4 Jun 2006 → 8 Jun 2006 |
Conference
Conference | Healthy Buildings: Creating a Healthy Indoor Environment for People, HB 2006 |
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Country/Territory | Portugal |
City | Lisboa |
Period | 4/06/06 → 8/06/06 |
Keywords
- Building material
- Emission
- Indoor air quality
- Sorption
- Volatile organic compound
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Building and Construction
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis