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CIVIL-460: Indoor air quality and ventilation

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This course covers the fundamentals of indoor air quality and ventilation strategies for optimal building air quality. Through lectures, discussions, modeling software, a hands-on group project, students explore indoor air pollutants, their properties, emission sources, and control mechanisms.

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https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/indoor-air-quality-and-ventilation-CIVIL-460

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http://go.epfl.ch/CIVIL-460

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Summary

Lectures

Instructors

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/indoor-air-quality-and-ventilation-CIVIL-460

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/CIVIL-460

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Mechanical engineering

Thermal engineering: Ventilation

Lectures in this course (16)

Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation

Covers the basics of indoor air quality modeling and the importance of ventilation in indoor environments.

IAQ and Ventilation: Mass-Balance Principle

Explains the mass-balance principle for predicting indoor pollutant concentrations and emphasizes ventilation importance.

Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation: Clean Cook Stoves

Explores clean cook stoves to improve indoor air quality and ventilation through ongoing research and resources for involvement.

Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation

Explores the complexity of indoor microbial communities and the impacts of microbes in buildings.

Indoor Microbes and Human Health

Delves into the influence of indoor microbes on human health, including protection from and risk of asthma, dampness, mold, Legionella bacteria, and the hygiene hypothesis.

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