Research Summary
Thermal storage, district heating and cooling, indoor air quality, building energy modeling and analysis, applications of thermal sciences to buildings, and sampling protocols for indoor bioaerosol contaminants.
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Recent Publications
Comparing airborne infectious aerosol exposures in sparsely occupied large spaces utilizing large-diameter ceiling fans
Yang, S., Wang, L., Raftery, P., Ivanovich, M., Taber, C., Bahnfleth, W. P., Wargocki, P., Pantelic, J., Zou, J., Mortezazadeh, M., Shu, C., Wang, R. & Arnold, S., Mar 1 2023, In: Building and Environment. 231, 110022.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Model-Based Testbed for Uncertainty Quantification in Building Control Systems with Advanced Sequences of Operation
Abdel Haleem, S. M., Pavlak, G. S. & Bahnfleth, W. P., Jun 1 2022, In: Journal of Architectural Engineering. 28, 2, 04022007.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Control of airborne infectious disease in buildings: Evidence and research priorities
Bueno de Mesquita, P. J., Delp, W. W., Chan, W. R., Bahnfleth, W. P. & Singer, B. C., Jan 2022, In: Indoor Air. 32, 1, e12965.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
52ndAiCARR International Conference HVAC and HEALTH, COMFORT, ENVIRONMENT Equipments and design for IEQ and sustainability
Busato, F., Zilio, C., Asdrubali, F., Baggio, P., Ballarini, I., Bahnfleth, W., Beccali, M., Berardi, U., Carletti, C., De Carli, M., De Santoli, L., Dell'Isola, M., Fabrizio, E., Frattolillo, A., Manzan, M., Mastrullo, R., Molinaroli, L., Morini, G. L., Sciurpi, F., Serpilli, F., & 1 others, Mar 8 2022, In: E3S Web of Conferences. 343Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Quantifying transmission risk of SARS-CoV-2 in different situations
Greenhalgh, T., Peng, Z., Jimenez, J. L., Bahnfleth, W., Dancer, S. J. & Bourouiba, L., Jan 20 2022, In: The BMJ. 376, o106.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
Why Indoor Chemistry Matters: A National Academies Consensus Report
Habre, R., Dorman, D. C., Abbatt, J., Bahnfleth, W. P., Carter, E., Farmer, D., Gawne-Mittelstaedt, G., Goldstein, A. H., Grassian, V. H., Morrison, G., Peccia, J., Poppendieck, D., Prather, K. A., Shiraiwa, M., Stapleton, H. M., Williams, M. & Harries, M. E., Aug 2 2022, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 56, 15, p. 10560-10563 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Short survey › peer-review
What were the historical reasons for the resistance to recognizing airborne transmission during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Jimenez, J. L., Marr, L. C., Randall, K., Ewing, E. T., Tufekci, Z., Greenhalgh, T., Tellier, R., Tang, J. W., Li, Y., Morawska, L., Mesiano-Crookston, J., Fisman, D., Hegarty, O., Dancer, S. J., Bluyssen, P. M., Buonanno, G., Loomans, M. G. L. C., Bahnfleth, W. P., Yao, M., Sekhar, C., & 3 others, Aug 2022, In: Indoor Air. 32, 8, e13070.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Erratum: Practical Indicators for Risk of Airborne Transmission in Shared Indoor Environments and Their Application to COVID-19 Outbreaks (Environmental Science and Technology (2022) 56:2 (1125-1137) DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c06531)
Peng, Z., Pineda Rojas, A. L., Kropff, E., Bahnfleth, W., Buonanno, G., Dancer, S. J., Kurnitski, J., Li, Y., Loomans, M. G. L. C., Marr, L. C., Morawska, L., Nazaroff, W., Noakes, C., Querol, X., Sekhar, C., Tellier, R., Greenhalgh, T., Bourouiba, L., Boerstra, A., Tang, J. W., & 2 others, Mar 1 2022, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 56, 5, p. 3302-3303 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Practical Indicators for Risk of Airborne Transmission in Shared Indoor Environments and Their Application to COVID-19 Outbreaks
Peng, Z., Rojas, A. L. P., Kropff, E., Bahnfleth, W., Buonanno, G., Dancer, S. J., Kurnitski, J., Li, Y., Loomans, M. G. L. C., Marr, L. C., Morawska, L., Nazaroff, W., Noakes, C., Querol, X., Sekhar, C., Tellier, R., Greenhalgh, T., Bourouiba, L., Boerstra, A., Tang, J. W., & 2 others, Jan 18 2022, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 56, 2, p. 1125-1137 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Indoor air quality and health in schools: A critical review for developing the roadmap for the future school environment
Sadrizadeh, S., Yao, R., Yuan, F., Awbi, H., Bahnfleth, W., Bi, Y., Cao, G., Croitoru, C., de Dear, R., Haghighat, F., Kumar, P., Malayeri, M., Nasiri, F., Ruud, M., Sadeghian, P., Wargocki, P., Xiong, J., Yu, W. & Li, B., Oct 1 2022, In: Journal of Building Engineering. 57, 104908.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
IAQ 2020: Indoor Environmental Quality Performance Approaches Transitioning from IAQ to IEQ: May 4–6, 2022 | Athens, Greece
Sekhar, C. & Bahnfleth, W., 2022, In: Science and Technology for the Built Environment. 28, 7, p. 791 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Impact of control loop performance on energy use, air quality, and thermal comfort in building systems with advanced sequences of operation
Abdel Haleem, S. M., Pavlak, G. & Bahnfleth, W. P., Oct 2021, In: Automation in Construction. 130, 103837.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Inactivation of Pathogens in Air Using Ultraviolet Direct Irradiation Below Exposure Limits
Allen, G. R., Benner, K. J. & Bahnfleth, W. P., 2021, In: Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. 126, 126052.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Reducing airborne infectious aerosol exposure
Bahnfleth, W. & Degraw, J., May 2021, In: ASHRAE Journal. 63, 5, p. 18-21 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The COVID-19 pandemic is a global indoor air crisis that should lead to change: A message commemorating 30 years of Indoor Air
Li, Y., Nazaroff, W. W., Bahnfleth, W., Wargocki, P. & Zhang, Y., Nov 2021, In: Indoor Air. 31, 6, p. 1683-1686 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review