This study attempted to evaluate the bioaerosol exposure of apartment residents at high-rise apartment buildings in a Korean city. The characteristics associated with the bioaerosol exposure included the apartment floor, seasonal variation, summer survey period (seasonal rain-front period (SRFP) or no rain-front period (NRFP)), and room location inside an apartment. Four most prevalent fungal g...

BACKGROUND Asthma prevalence is high in the inner city, and morbidity has been associated with cockroach and mouse allergens. OBJECTIVE To characterize the relationships among pests, allergens, pesticides, and asthma in New York City public housing. METHODS In 324 apartments, dust samples collected from beds and kitchens were analyzed for cockroach (Bla g 2) and mouse (mouse urinary protein...

We studied the extent and nature of fungal colonization of building materials in 58 naturally ventilated apartments that had suffered various kinds of water damage in relation to air sampling done before the physical inspections. The results of air samples from each apartment were compared by rank order of species with pooled data from outdoor air. Approximately 90% of the apartments that had s...

The bed bug, Cimex lectularius L. (Hemiptera: Cimicidae), has experienced an extraordinary global resurgence in recent years, the reasons for which remain poorly understood. Once considered a pest of lower socioeconomic classes, bed bugs are now found extensively across all residential settings, with widespread infestations established in multiapartment buildings. Within such buildings, underst...

The paper mainly deals with the match of solar refrigeration, i.e., solar/natural gas-driven absorption chiller (SNGDAC), solar vapor compression–absorption integrated refrigeration system with parallel configuration (SVCAIRSPC), and solar absorption-subcooled compression hybrid cooling system (SASCHCS), and building cooling based on the exergoeconomics. Three types of building cooling are cons...

Near field earthquakes have imposed major damage to buildings in the past years. In some cases, the intensity of such damage is too considerable to be disregarded. The most effective way to improve seismic performance of buildings is applying a seismic control technique. The cylindrical friction damper is one of these methods, which has become popular for its desirable performance in the energy...

Abstract Humanity is looking for a way to face the problems of lack habitable land, and vertical housing method multi-story buildings was most appropriate solution large number residents in same space. In this study, work analyze existing design re-design water supply network inside building Bismayah city consists 10 floors, each floor 12 apartments, 100,000 units whole city. The only source dr...

Abstract Phnom Penh, Cambodia, has planned to be one of the liveable and sustainable cities by improving living quality citizens. However, new developments (high-rise apartments, townhouses, office buildings) have ignored neighbourhood conditions (mixed use dense) caused urban gentrifications. Moreover, study also shows that generations prefer a good home design responding needs lifestyles. The...

Story-added type apartments have recently been introduced as an option to resolve the housing supply shortage in areas that are undergoing rapid industrialization and urbanization. However, infrastructure of old apartment buildings (>20 years old) makes it difficult introduce convenient facilities recent technologies such those involving Internet Things augmented realities. Applying existing...

The natural ventilation systems of multi-story residential buildings are designed to meet the requirements for maximum air exchange. Their calculations under conditions significantly different from standard, usually do not carry out and therefore provide measures prevent their unstable operation. article presents results analysis system a two-room section ten-story building using mathematical m...