Two takeaways: The first, from the researchers is that should this work be confirmed by other studies,
indoor ventilation rates should be increase; the second, a question from me, is that as outdoor CO2 rises to 600ppm (as it well may should we not reduce greenhouse gas emissions), what will the effect be on indoor levels — after all you would be starting from a considerably higher baseline?
Not exact matches
«Hospitals often try to solve problems of
indoor air quality and infection transmission with high
ventilation rates,» Brown says.
Another consequence of poor
ventilation in school buildings is high
rates of carbon dioxide, which is not a health threat but does indicate poor
ventilation and therefore high
rates of
indoor air pollution.
Derrick Crump et al, BRE (2005) 3 http://leap4.it/Racecourse-Passivhaus-Estate 4 Domestic
ventilation rates,
indoor humidity and dust mite allergens: are our homes causing the asthma pandemic?
Consequently,
ventilation rates in new houses without supplemental
ventilation can be relatively low with a related potential for degraded
indoor air quality.
Minimum
ventilation rates typically are established by
indoor air quality issues and are stipulated by ASHRAE Standard 62.2, the strength of pollutant sources within enclosures and / or authorities having jurisdiction.