ReviewBuilding and environment2021
Review and comparison of HVAC operation guidelines in different countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Review in Building and environment, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers.
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54 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Analysis on the energy efficiency, thermal performance and infection intervention characteristics of interactive cascade ventilation (ICV).Journal of building engineering · 2023Article
- A Sensing-Based Visualization Method for Representing Pressure Distribution in a Multi-Zone Building by Floor.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- PANDEMIC: Occupancy driven predictive ventilation control to minimize energy consumption and infection risk.Applied energy · 2023Article
- A ventilation early warning system (VEWS) for diaphanous workspaces considering COVID-19 and future pandemics scenarios.Heliyon · 2023Article
- How much natural ventilation rate can suppress COVID-19 transmission in occupancy zones?Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2023Article
- Quantification of how mechanical ventilation influences the airborne infection risk of COVID-19 and HVAC energy consumption in office buildings.Building simulation · 2023Article
- Occupancy-aided ventilation for airborne infection risk control: Continuously or intermittently reduced occupancies?Building simulation · 2023Article
- Event-Specific Transmission Forecasting of SARS-CoV-2 in a Mixed-Mode Ventilated Office Room Using an ANN.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- COInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Integrated system of exhaust air heat pump and advanced air distribution for energy-efficient provision of outdoor air.Applied thermal engineering · 2022Article
- Modeling impacts of ventilation and filtration methods on energy use and airborne disease transmission in classrooms.Journal of building engineering · 2022Article
- Energy, economic, and environmental impacts of enhanced ventilation strategies on railway coaches to reduce Covid-19 contagion risks.Energy (Oxford, England) · 2022Article
- The impact of crowd gatherings on the spread of COVID-19.Environmental research · 2022Article
- The impact of inspection policies on reducing disease prevalence in public buildings: A systems dynamics approach.Building and environment · 2022Article
- Ventilation strategies to reduce airborne transmission of viruses in classrooms: A systematic review of scientific literature.Building and environment · 2022Review
- Contaminant removal and contaminant dispersion of air distribution for overall and local airborne infection risk controls.The Science of the total environment · 2022Article
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Abstract
Various organizations and societies around the globe have issued guidelines in response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and virus (SARS-CoV-2). In this paper, heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning-related guidelines or documents in several major countries and regions have been reviewed and compared, including those issued by the American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, the Federation of European Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Associations, the Society of Heating, Air-Conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan, Architectural Society of China, and the Chinese Institute of Refrigeration. Most terms and suggestions in these guidelines are consistent with each other, although there are some conflicting details, reflecting the underlying uncertainty surrounding the transmission mechanism and characteristics of COVID-19 in buildings. All guidelines emphasize the importance of ventilation, but the specific ventilation rate that can eliminate the risk of transmission of airborne particulate matter has not been established. The most important countermeasure, commonly agreed countermeasures, the conflicting content from different guidelines, and further work have been summarized in this paper.
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