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Indoor Air Standards and Models

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Passive Methods as a Solution for Improving Indoor Environments

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The aim of this chapter is to show the main standards applicable to evaluate indoor environments at international level. These standards show us the mean values and limiting conditions, as well as models for indoor environments. Following a methodic enumeration of standards, they are classified into general thermal comfort, local thermal comfort and indoor air quality standards. The main indices were obtained in laboratory studies, and how to employ them in real case studies is shown.

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  1. Departamento de Energía y P. M, Escuela Técnica Superior de N. y M, Universidade da Coruña, Paseo de Ronda 51, 15011, La Coruña, Spain

    José A. Orosa

  2. New Energy Tec. Unit, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal

    Armando C. Oliveira

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Orosa, J.A., Oliveira, A.C. (2012). Indoor Air Standards and Models. In: Passive Methods as a Solution for Improving Indoor Environments. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2336-1_2

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