Category: HOBEL posts
How does modern furniture impact indoor air quality?
Author: Weiser Simon When I was backpacking in India, I spend some time in the big cities like Delhi and Bombay. One thing, that New Delhi is very famous for is the very high level of air pollution the city suffers from. At that time, I thought, I could never live my life at a (…)
Are candles and perfumes toxic to Indoor Air Quality?
PRODUCTS USED ON DAILY BASIS Who hasn’t already bought a candle to make a gift or to help decorate a space at home or even to create a romantic atmosphere during a date? Added to that, who can’t relate to having his or her own daily-used perfume or recognizing somebody because of the essence of (…)
Impact of indoor climate on human health
Lucie Frésard, Maxime Dunod, Edouard Heinkel, Jordan Dessibourg Motivation and process & Introduction We selected this topic because we are all confronted with the indoor climate without knowing much about that. Moreover it has a major influence on our health knowing that we spend 90% of our time inside (1). Besides, we can’t ignore that (…)
How will Climate change impact indoor environmental quality?
In this topic we will talk about the indoor air quality and thermal comfort which can be affected by Climate change.
Gaspard Guillhot, Noah Enzmann, Luan Morina, Léandre Guy
Methods To Assess Indoor Climate: Pros and Cons
In the following text we will introduce different parameters and methods on how to assess indoor climate. Additionally, we put together pros and cons of these specific methods. We mainly focused on the indoor air temperature, relative humidity, the impact of particulate matter and indoor airflow. Temperature Indoor temperature is an important factor in (…)
IoT Sensing of Indoor Air Quality – Is This a Future?
What is IoT sensing technology and how can it be applied to monitoring indoor air quality? Why is it important to monitor indoor air quality? What are the benefits of IoT sensing technology? What are the other related topics of IoT sensing? Are there some available commercial products in the market? How much is it? (…)
Microbiology of the Built Environment
“Every breath you take, every move you make, every bond you break, every step you take, microorganisms will be watching you.” As you already probably know, microorganisms are literally everywhere – in the air, water and soil, and also in our built environment, which comprises houses, offices and vehicles, among others. But what are microorganisms (…)
Air Humidity and Indoor Air Quality
As an introduction let’s take a look at a commonly used design tool: the Psychometric chart I know it looks really complicated and we are not gonna explain everything about this graph. I’m using it to show two main points: You can clearly see that there is a given comfort zone in bright green And (…)
Are candles Toxic to Indoor Air Quality?
More information is known about pollutants in outdoor air than in indoor air, although we spend about 90% of our time in public or private indoor environments. There are various sources of indoor air pollution, to name a few, such as emissions from building materials and furniture, electric equipment, heating or cooling systems, combustion sources (…)
Indoor Air Quality in Spacecraft Cabins
1. INTRODUCTION It is well known that the indoor air quality of buildings is extremely important as about 90% of our daily time is spent indoors [1]. It is also well known that indoor air can be 2 to 5 times more polluted than outdoor air, thus leading to compromise the health of the occupants. (…)