Here, we overview the Buildings journal Special Issue dedicated to following topic: “Novel Technologies Enhance Energy Performance and Indoor Environmental Quality of Buildings” (https://www [...]

A structure is taken to be a green building if it benefits the environment, people, and economy. For ratified as green, owners must adhere specific guidelines requirements. involves using sustainable practices from construction completion, well having long-term positive effects on users environment. Retrofitting vertical greenery offers various benefits, such increasing indoor air quality, an a...

The indoor environmental quality of a library greatly affects the comfort and productivity its users while preserving materials. Despite high energy consumption HVACs in libraries, achieving acceptable thermal conditions, acoustics, sufficient daylight levels for remains challenge. There are limited studies on IEQ educational buildings, especially regarding current situation libraries. It is im...

Smart environments collect huge amounts of low-level data, but tend to fail to provide this data in an accessible, user-friendly, and meaningful way. Given the amount of time we spend inside buildings, the indoor environmental quality has a strong influence on our productivity and health. We developed the system SmartSpaces that aggregates and visualizes environmental data in a smartphone appli...

In this paper, three perspectives for indoor air issues are considered: a) air inside of our homes and offices is a major component of our overall living environment and has potentially great impact on public health; b) there are important scientific questions raised specifically to indoor air that will require skills and expertise to develop and interpret research and data collection efforts; ...

Background. In the present study, quality and quantity of indoor dust mites was evaluated at the residence of 150 atopic allergic patients from four different districts of South Assam. Methods. Suspected patients with case history of allergic disease were selected for indoor survey. Dust samples (500 mg) were collected from the selected patient's house and were analyzed using standard methods. ...