Deng, Zehao;
Altamirano, Hector;
(2020)
The effect of energy-efficient measures on rhinovirus transmission.
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Proceedings of the 10th Masters Conference: People and Buildings.
nceub – Network for Comfort and Energy Use in Buildings: Online.
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Abstract
The UK government is improving the energy efficiency of buildings through retrofit, which can decrease unintended heat losses. Nevertheless, it can also bring side effects like the increase in the risk of airborne disease transmission. This paper aimed to understand how the refurbishment of the buildings can affect rhinovirus transmission. The five-stage refurbishment of the E. ON research house was selected and the Wells-Riley equation was used. Two more coefficients were added to the equation to detect the effects of indoor temperature and relative humidity. The main result was the improvement of the airtightness during the refurbishment process can increase the risk of infection. Secondly, higher occupancy caused little differences in the probability of transmission. If more than one occupant is infected, the probability of subsequent transmission could be higher. As a result of the refurbishments, changes on the indoor temperature and relative humidity could affect the rhinovirus transmission.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
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| Title: | The effect of energy-efficient measures on rhinovirus transmission |
| Event: | NCEUB Conferences, MC2020 Masters Conference People and Buildings, UK, 18 Dec 2020 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Refurbishment, Airtightness, Airborne disease transmission, Rhinovirus, Wells-Riley equation on |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Bartlett School Env, Energy and Resources |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10163111 |
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