Air Circulation and Indoor Air Quality

Dear Colleagues,

Fresh air intake into building indoors has been considered as one of most effective indoor air quality control strategies for a long time. This traditional knowledge of ventilation with respect to taking fresh outdoor air for indoor air quality control is no more valid especially in many urban areas throughout the world due to polluted outdoor air quality. Worldwide efforts to reduce carbon emission in building sectors are encouraging super-airtight building construction which is effective to reduce building energy consumption, but also may give negative influence to indoor air quality by increasing indoor pollutant concentrations. Novel research and development to overcome the raised new challenges and to confront the shifting building construction and environmental situations are essentially needed for sustainable building construction industry.

Therefore, this Special Issue invites original research in the area of indoor air quality monitoring, control technologies, air pollution modelling, and other smart technologies to improve indoor air quality. Topics of this Special Issue include but are not limited to the following specific issues:

• Ventilation and air circulation;
• CFD and building simulation;
• Air cleaning and filtration;
• Sources and emissions;
• Indoor particulate matters, volatile organic compounds and microbes;
• Perceived air quality;
• Indoor environmental quality;
• Energy and climate challenge;
• Smart sensors for indoor air monitoring

Prof. Dong Hwa Kang
Prof. Minki Sung
Guest Editors

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