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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Health Engineering
  • Building Science
  • Infectious Disease Control

Background:

  • Current ventilation standards primarily focus on perceived air quality and pollutant removal.
  • Existing criteria may not adequately address airborne respiratory infection transmission risks.
  • Controlling indoor infection spread is crucial, especially for respiratory viruses like SARS-CoV-2.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel design method for calculating outdoor air ventilation rates.
  • To enable the control of respiratory infection risk in indoor environments.
  • To complement existing ventilation standards with a risk-based approach.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a calculation method for required ventilation rates based on infection probability and quanta emission rates.
  • Applied the method to case studies of typical public building rooms.
  • Utilized quanta emission rates for SARS-CoV-2, adaptable to other respiratory viruses.

Main Results:

  • The total airflow rate per infectious person was identified as the most critical parameter for reducing infection risk.
  • The proposed method allows calculation of ventilation rates for a specified infection probability.
  • Standard ventilation rates (EN 16798-1 Category I) were insufficient for some examined spaces, with required rates starting around 80 L/s per room.

Conclusions:

  • A new, risk-based ventilation design method is necessary for effectively controlling indoor respiratory infection.
  • Significant variations in required ventilation rates necessitate a specific design approach for each space.
  • The proposed method provides a quantitative basis for designing healthier indoor environments.