| Download | - View accepted manuscript: Prediction of VOC concentration profiles in a newly constructed house using small chamber data and an IAQ simulation program (PDF, 727 KiB)
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| Author | Search for: Magee, R. J.1; Search for: Bodalal, A.1; Search for: Biesenthal, T. A.1; Search for: Lusztyk, E.1; Search for: Brouzes, M. A.1; Search for: Shaw, C. Y.1 |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
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| Format | Text, Article |
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| Conference | Indoor Air 2002, 9th International Conference on IAQ and Climate: 30 June 2002, Monterey, California |
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| Subject | VOC emission, building materials, IAQ, modeling, chamber test; Volatile organic compounds |
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| Abstract | The ability of the Material Emission Database and Indoor Air Quality simulation program('MEDB-IAQ') to use small chamber test results to model volatile organic compound (VOC)profiles in a newly constructed 2-storey single family home was evaluated. Selected buildingmaterials used in the construction of the CCHT (Canadian Centre for Housing Technology)'Reference' house were collected and subjected to chamber testing. VOC emission rateswere modeled from the results and entered into MEDB-IAQ. A simulation of the houseconstruction and subsequent operation for an additional nine months was then run with thesoftware package. Air exchange rate data from the house was also used as model input.Predicted VOC results were then compared with air samples taken from the house andanalyzed by GC/MS. Prediction accuracy depended on source complexity, sourceidentification and emitting area, and on sink effects. Trends in relative contributions ofindividual materials could be readily identified. |
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| Publication date | 2002-06-30 |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | Yes |
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| NRC number | NRCC 45340
NRCC 14314 |
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| NPARC number | 20378901 |
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| Record identifier | f34275da-4f18-4466-ace6-a851af9c5948 |
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| Record created | 2012-07-24 |
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| Record modified | 2020-03-30 |
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