?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Advancing+a+health-model+linked+smart+control+framework+to+improve+occupant+health+and+comfort+in+residences&rft.creator=Cooper%2C+Elizabeth&rft.creator=Wang%2C+Yan&rft.creator=Stamp%2C+Samuel&rft.creator=Mumovic%2C+Dejan&rft.description=Evidence+for+the+impact+on+health+of+interventions+that+improve+the+indoor%0D%0Aenvironment+can+take+years+or+even+decades+to+be+identified+and+actionable.+However%2C+health%0D%0Aimpact+modelling+can+be+used+to+estimate+changes+in+rates+of+morbidity+and+mortality+due+to%0D%0Achanges+to+the+environment%2C+which+can+be+simulated+using+physics-based+models.+In+the+past%2C%0D%0Athese+tools+have+not+been+used+in+combination+to+assist+in+real-time+building+controls.+The+work%0D%0Adescribed+here+builds+upon+previous+work+that+proposed+a+smart+control+framework+that%0D%0Acombined+portable+air+purifiers+and+automatic+window+control+systems+to+reduce+indoor+PM2.5%0D%0Aconcentrations+in+residences+whilst+maintaining+thermal+comfort.+The+modelled+changes+can%0D%0Ainform+health+models+for+better+estimations+of+the+impacts+to+population+health+due+to+the%0D%0Aimplementation+of+controls+that+use+both+thermal+conditions+and+contaminant+concentrations%0D%0Aas+control+targets.+The+IAQ+modelling%2C+which+uses+EnergyPlus+to+simulate+both+indoor%0D%0Acontaminants+and+thermal+conditions%2C+includes+different+ambient+pollution+levels%2C+and%2C%0D%0Aimportantly%2C+different+occupant+behaviour+profiles+(e.g.%2C+cigarette+smoking).+The+approach+to%0D%0Aquantitative+health+impact+assessment+in+this+work+is+through+life-table+models+that+predict%0D%0Asurvival+patterns+based+on+age-specific+mortality+figures+and+hazard+ratios.+The+simulation%0D%0Aresults+showed+that+dual+control+of+portable+home+air+purifiers+and+window+openings+has+the%0D%0Apotential+to+not+only+maintain+thermal+comfort+but+also+achieve+effective+PM2.5+removal+even+in%0D%0Acases+of+high+indoor+sources+which%2C+consequently%2C+can+lead+to+considerable+health+benefits+at+a%0D%0Arelatively+low+energy+cost.&rft.subject=Smart+building+controls%2C+health+modelling%2C+air+purifiers%2C+automated+window%0D%0Aoperation.&rft.publisher=Universit%C3%A4tsklinikum+Aachen&rft.date=2023-06-11&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++++In%3A++Proceedings+of+the+Healthy+Buildings+2023+Europe.++(pp.+pp.+1-7).++Universit%C3%A4tsklinikum+Aachen+(2023)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10172319%2F1%2FHBE2023_Cooper_vFinal.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10172319%2F&rft.rights=open