A5087676336- Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
- BIM and Construction Integration
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
- Plant responses to elevated CO2
- Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Facilities and Workplace Management
- Odor and Emission Control Technologies
- Urban Planning and Valuation
- Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
- Color perception and design
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
- Noise Effects and Management
- Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
Delft University of Technology
2018-2024
Indoor Biotechnologies (United States)
2017-2018
The implementation of Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings (NZEB) renovation packages in Europe needs to be accelerated meet the current decarbonization goals. To achieve this level performance, building strategies should shift towards solutions that incorporate a multitude passive and active components, increasing complexity costs execution. Moreover, it requires involvement different stakeholders supply-chain, resulting additional difficulties communication coordination processes. address...
The current research presents the design and development of a prefabricated modular façade solution for renovating residential buildings. system is conceived as an industrialised that incorporates solar harvesting technologies, contributing to reducing energy consumption by employing “active façade” concept. One main challenges was achieve highly flexible both in terms geometry enabling incorporation different solar-capturing devices (photovoltaic, thermal, hybrid). Therefore, be able...
Potted plants have been reported to uptake VOCs and help “cleaning” the air. This paper presents results of a laboratory study in which two species (peace lily Boston fern) three kinds substrates (expanded clay, soil, activated carbon) were tested monitored on their capacity deplete formaldehyde CO2 glass chamber. Formaldehyde selected as indicators evaluate biofiltration efficacy 28 different test conditions; relative humidity (RH) temperature (T) during experiments. To every test, clean...
Active plant-based systems are emerging technologies that aim to improve indoor air quality (IAQ). A person's olfactory system is able recognize the perceived odor intensity of various materials relatively well, and in many cases, nose seems be a better perceiver pollutants than some equipment is. The this study was assess coming out two different test chambers SenseLab, where participants were asked evaluate blindly level acceptability, intensity, recognition, preference at individual with...
Previous studies have shown that next to 'human smell', 'stuffy air' is one of the discomforts children report in classrooms. Besides, people's olfactory system able recognize perceived odour intensity various materials relatively well and many cases nose seems be a better perceiver pollutants than some equipment. In underlying study, aim was expose 335 primary different sources smell, ask them evaluate identify those at individual level with their noses. Additionally, possible effect plants...
Abstract The renovation of buildings has a high capacity to influence the environmental impacts and global objectives climate change mitigation. In context designing low-energy with minimized impacts, life cycle assessment (LCA) been proven straightforward method, evaluate direct indirect building concept. Even though it is most energy-intensive element, use phase not only source concern but also whole its components. However, energy-efficient decisions tend be financially motivated events,...
The implementation of Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings (NZEB) renovation packages in Europe needs to be accelerated meet the decarbonisation goals. To achieve this level performance, building strategies should shift towards industrialised solutions that incorporate a multitude passive and active components, increasing complexity cost execution. Moreover, it requires involvement different stakeholders supply chain, resulting additional difficulties communication coordination. address challenge,...
Our sensory system (nose) could predict the perceived odour intensity of various materials relatively well and in many cases nose seems to be a better receptor pollutants than some equipment. To test this ability with children, tests were performed as part study 335 primary school children air quality chamber SenseLab. Two similar experiments conducted assess identification potentially recognizable odours for children. The different sources placed containers asked how they feel about smell...
Abstract Potted plants have been reported to uptake VOCs and help ‘cleaning’ the air. This paper presents results of a laboratory study in which two species (Peace Lily Boston Fern) three kinds substrates (expanded clay, soil activated carbon) were tested monitored on their capacity deplete formaldehyde CO 2 glass chamber. Formaldehyde selected as indicators evaluate bio-filtration efficacy 28 different test conditions; relative humidity (RH) temperature (T) during experiments. To every...
Several studies have demonstrated the potential of botanical biofiltration and phytoremediation to remove indoor pollutants improve overall comfort. However, there is a lack evidence on how greenery affects Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ), particularly Air (IAQ). The main goal this research project was explore evaluate efficacy an active plant-based system in terms IAQ being able answer question: “Can (IAQ)?” This achieved through laboratory several systems, including chemical, physical...