Department of Architecture and Urban Planning

Holistic performance assessment of demand controlled ventilation concerning VOCs in the indoor environment

Holistische bepaling van de performantie van vraaggestuurde ventilatiesystemen met betrekking tot VOCs in de binnenlucht.

Doctoral dissertation Klaas De Jonge

Chemical substances in indoor air can cause short‑ and long‑term health problems. It is therefore important to ensure that new developments in building ventilation, such as demand‑controlled ventilation, do not lead to significantly less healthy indoor air. These new systems often focus on reducing the energy consumption of buildings, with comfortable air supply being the main condition considered so far.

This research examines the impact of (demand‑controlled) ventilation in residential buildings on the concentration of unhealthy chemicals in indoor air. It then proposes how this new information can be used to assess the health, comfort, and energy performance associated with an installed ventilation system, in order to compare different residential ventilation systems more effectively.

    Project Info

    Research group: Building Physics 
    Duration: from 01-01-2019 to 30-06-2023
    Researcher: Klaas De Jonge
    Academic supervisor: Jelle Laverge
    Bibliography: PhD Thesis

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