Petrou, Giorgos;
Wang, Yan;
Chalabi, Zaid;
Hsu, Shih-Che;
Hutchinson, Emma;
Milner, James;
Symonds, Phil;
... Davies, Mike; + view all
(2024)
Placement of monitors for quantifying indoor air
pollutant exposure in UK homes: issues for
consideration.
In:
Proceedings of the 2024 CIBSE Technical Symposium.
(pp. pp. 1-18).
The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE): Cardiff, UK.
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Abstract
Monitoring indoor pollutant concentrations is integral in the efforts to improve indoor air quality in UK homes. The impact that the number and placement of monitors can have on the quantified pollutant exposure is an under-researched, yet potentially important consideration. To address this research gap, this work employed an EnergyPlus-CONTAM co-simulation approach to model fine particulate matter (PM2.5 – indoor- and outdoor-sourced) and radon in four UK archetype homes: semidetached, mid-terrace, bungalow, and low-rise flat. Using data from only one or two locations in each home led to discrepancies in the estimated exposure, with root mean square errors reaching 600% for PM2.5, and 119% for radon. Collecting wholehouse data should be pursued, whilst generalising from a limited dataset should be done with caution.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
|---|---|
| Title: | Placement of monitors for quantifying indoor air pollutant exposure in UK homes: issues for consideration |
| Event: | 2024 CIBSE Technical Symposium |
| Location: | Cardiff, Wales |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://www.cibse.org/knowledge-research/knowledge... |
| 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: | Indoor Air Quality, Sensor Placement, Pollutant Exposure, Cosimulation, Monitoring |
| 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/10193299 |
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