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The use of odour in setting ventilation rates.

Author(s) : PARINE N.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Historically, the perception of human odour (bioeffluent) has been used to set standards for ventilation rates in buildings. Over the last ten years, one of the conclusions reached from this work is that odour production by building materials and its services may be as important as the contribution from the occupants in influencing the perception of odour. Consequently, standard ventilation rates may need to be increased almost 9-fold in order to dilute these additional sources of odour. The energy penalty of such a large increase in ventilation is very high. The paper reviews the evidence that leads to the above conclusion.

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  • Original title: The use of odour in setting ventilation rates.
  • Record ID : 1995-1053
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Indoor Environ. - vol. 3 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 1994/03
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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