Qin, Yuhan;
Altamirano, Hector;
(2020)
The influence of occupant activities and behaviour on indoor humidity of Chinese residential buildings.
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Proceedings of the 10th Masters Conference: People and Buildings.
nceub – Network for Comfort and Energy Use in Buildings: Online.
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Abstract
Both high and low humidity problems are widely happening in China. With the goal of investigating the influence of occupant activities and behaviour on indoor humidity of Chinese residential buildings, a questionnaire survey was designed and applied for the collection of household activities and behaviour linked to moisture and its related consequences. Based on a household moisture calculator developed by UKCMB, the indoor moisture production was calculated. Through statistical analysis and discussion, it can be concluded that a large amount of moisture is caused by occupancy, cooking, baths and showers, and washing and drying clothes indoor Chinese houses. Furthermore, mould and condensation are most common in bathrooms and kitchens. In consideration of the actual window opening behaviour and the heating and cooling system control in the participants’ dwellings, inhabitants should increase natural ventilation when or after washing clothes, taking showers and cooking.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
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| Title: | The influence of occupant activities and behaviour on indoor humidity of Chinese residential buildings |
| Event: | NCEUB Conferences, MC2020 Masters Conference People and Buildings, UK, 18 Dec 2020 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | occupant activities and behaviour, moisture production, indoor humidity, Chinese residential buildings. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Bartlett School Env, Energy and Resources |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10163114 |
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