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Goudswaard, Rik (author)Aircraft emissions can pose a health threat by degrading air quality. The actual pollution footprint of aircraft is however not well understood. This research therefore explores the potential of performing near-runway measurements with low-cost sensor nodes to analyse the plume composition and pollutant contribution of individual aircraft. The...master thesis 2023
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Alhamad, Alaa (author)This project aims to transform an old vacant office former tax building in Leeuwarden into a healthy living community, enhancing the health and well-being of its residents. By creating a welcoming environment with green spaces and amenities, the project promotes physical and mental well-being, community engagement, and high quality of life. The...master thesis 2023
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Rzeplińska, Lidia (author)Ammonia shows great potential for decarbonizing the road transportation sector because it does not produce CO<sub>2</sub> emissions during combustion. On the other hand, ammonia-fueled engines emit gases such as (unburned) ammonia (NH<sub>3</sub>), and nitrogen oxides (NO)<sub>x</sub>, which contribute to air pollution and adversely impact human...master thesis 2023
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Kadiev, Adam (author)The goal of this research is to model and understand the effects of tourism demand on air quality by performing data integration on multi-source data. This research is aimed at researchers and practitioners aiming to perform multidisciplinary research in the fields of data science and geoscience, presenting the methods and challenges that arise...master thesis 2023
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Yüksel, Serhan (author)Occupants are often unaware of window opening strategies that can enhance their well-being and reduce energy consumption. Window feedback systems that indicate when to manually operate a window have become a strategy for enhancing the indoor climate, occupant’s satisfaction and energy efficiency. These systems are recognized for providing the...master thesis 2023
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Nelen, Rick (author)Previous studies have estimated that over 16,000 annual early deaths are induced by global aviation emissions. Combined with a growing industry, this calls for sustainable developments to reduce the negative impact on human health. However, the potential application of more sustainable technologies varies amongst aircraft size and range. Thus,...master thesis 2023
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van Dalsum, Michiel (author)Ensuring the air we breathe is clean and healthy is one of the core tenets of developing a more sustainable living environment, but even in the Netherlands up to 11,000 premature deaths occur every year. These deaths could be reduced if the air quality standards outlined by the World Health Organization are met. To achieve these standards...master thesis 2023
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Ding, Er (author), Zhang, D. (author), Hamida, A.B. (author), Garcia Sanchez, C. (author), Jonker, Lotte (author), de Boer, Annemarijn R. (author), Bruijning, Patricia C.J.L. (author), Linde, Kimberly J. (author), Wouters, Inge M. (author), Bluyssen, P.M. (author)During the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of ventilation was widely stressed and new protocols of ventilation were implemented in school buildings worldwide. In the Netherlands, schools were recommended to keep the windows and doors open, and after a national lockdown more stringent measures such as reduction of occupancy were introduced. In...journal article 2023
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Yarce Botero, A. (author), Lopez Restrepo, S. (author), Sebastian Rodriguez, Juan (author), Valle, Diego (author), Galvez-Serna, Julian (author), Montilla, Elena (author), Botero, Francisco (author), Henzing, Bas (author), Heemink, A.W. (author)The densest network for measuring air pollutant concentrations in Colombia is in Medellin, where most sensors are located in the heavily polluted lower parts of the valley. Measuring stations in the higher elevations on the mountains surrounding the valley are not available, which limits our understanding of the valley’s pollutant dynamics and...journal article 2023
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Hobeika, N. (author), Garcia Sanchez, C. (author), Bluyssen, P.M. (author)The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of indoor air quality (IAQ) and ventilation, which researchers have been warning about for years. During the pandemic, researchers studied several indicators using different approaches to assess IAQ and diverse ventilation systems in indoor spaces. To provide an overview of these indicators and...review 2023
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Hinestroza-Ramirez, Jhon E. (author), Lopez-Restrepo, Santiago (author), Yarce Botero, A. (author), Segers, Arjo (author), Rendon-Perez, Angela Maria (author), Isaza-Cadavid, Santiago (author), Heemink, A.W. (author), Quintero, Olga Lucia (author)Chemical transport models (CTM) are crucial for simulating the distribution of air pollutants, such as particulate matter, and evaluating their impact on the environment and human health. However, these models rely heavily on accurate emission inventory and meteorological inputs, usually obtained from reanalyzed weather data, such as the...journal article 2023
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Hu, Yan (author), Liu, Zhengxuan (author), Ai, Zhengtao (author), Zhang, Guoqiang (author)Ventilative cooling is an energy-saving technology to diminish thermal discomfort and overheating risk of buildings, meanwhile achieving high indoor air quality (IAQ). However, there is still no optimal control strategy in practice, which considerably limits its application. This study developed a typical office building model to evaluate the...journal article 2023
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Taher, Ammar (author), Asut, S. (author), van der Spoel, W.H. (author)This article presents a project that explores the potential of Additive Manufacturing (AM) for designing and fabricating multi-functional building components for improved climate performance. In this project, an innovative façade wall design was developed by using a computational method in an attempt to integrate a displacement ventilation...journal article 2023
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Hobeika, N. (author), Garcia Sanchez, C. (author), Bluyssen, P.M. (author)The corona pandemic underlined a lack of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and<br/>ventilation. Consequently, to limit the spread of the virus, researchers explored several indicators that, through different approaches, assess IAQ and ventilation performance in indoor spaces. This paper gives an overview of those indicators and assessment methods used to...abstract 2023
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Noorian Najafabadi, S.A. (author), Ding, Er (author), Hobeika, N. (author), Bluyssen, P.M. (author)Indoor air quality (IAQ) is an important aspect of maintaining human health and well-being, particularly since people spend most of their time indoors. Carpets, with their large surface area and dense fibre piles, have the potential to significantly impact IAQ by emitting and absorbing volatile organic compounds (VOC) from building materials and...journal article 2023
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Ding, Er (author), Zhang, D. (author), Garcia Sanchez, C. (author), Bluyssen, P.M. (author)During the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of ventilation for ensuring occupants’ health was widely stressed, especially for densely occupied places such as schools (Ding et al, 2022). Correspondingly, new protocols of ventilation were implemented in school buildings among many countries and regions. In the Netherlands, school classrooms were...abstract 2023
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Vooijs, Tamar (author)More and more research shows the substantial health repercussions<br/>of air pollution. Therefore, improving air quality is high on political agendas in modern societies. In the Netherlands, particularly around major roads, NO2 standards set by the government are often exceeded. Air quality models are used to monitor air quality values and...master thesis 2022
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Faisal, Irum (author)One of the major risks to our planet today is climate change, which is a problem that worries people all over the world. There is a rise in global temperature levels and greenhouse gas emissions. The building industry has a huge share in this aspect. The current built environment accounts for almost 40% of energy consumption and 36% of CO2...master thesis 2022
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Ding, Er (author), Zhang, D. (author), Bluyssen, P.M. (author)Airborne transmission of small respiratory droplets (i.e., aerosols) is one of the dominant transmission routes of pathogens of several contagious respiratory diseases, which mainly takes place between occupants when sharing indoor spaces. The important role of ventilation in airborne infection control has been extensively discussed in...review 2022
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Armijos Moya, T.E. (author), de Visser, Pieter (author), Ottele, M. (author), van den Dobbelsteen, A.A.J.F. (author), Bluyssen, P.M. (author)Potted plants have been reported to uptake VOCs and help “cleaning” the air. This paper presents the results of a laboratory study in which two species of plants (peace lily and Boston fern) and three kinds of substrates (expanded clay, soil, and activated carbon) were tested and monitored on their capacity to deplete formaldehyde and CO2 in a...journal article 2022