IAQ4EDU: Optimal ventilation strategies for balancing Indoor Air Quality, comfort and energy use in EDUcational Buildings

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Project deliverables of the IAQ4EDU project

Miao S., Gangolells M., Tejedor B. A comprehensive assessment of indoor air quality and thermal comfort in educational buildings in the Mediterranean climate. Indoor Air, 2023, 6649829 <https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/6649829>.

  • WP3_D3.1_ Characterization of ventilation strategies in educational buildings

López RD., Tugores J., Pardo-Bosch F., Sistemas y estrategias de ventilación en edificios educativos: identificación y caracterización, 27th International Congress on Project Management and Engineering, San Sebastian, Spain, 10-13th of July 2023 < https://doi.org/10.61547/3470>.

  • WP4_D4.1_ Reduced order models for building ventilation

Tugores J., Macarulla M., Gangolells M. Estimation of children’s CO2 generation rates in naturally ventilated educational buildings. Building and Environment, 2024, 111550, <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.111550>.

  • WP4_D4.2_ Operation guide to adopt optimal natural ventilation strategies in educational buildings (pending)
  • WP4_D4.3_ Optimization of ventilation system operation in educational buildings using reduced order models

Canals Casals L., Alegria-Sala A., Bonet N., Macarulla M. Educational environments’ energy demand optimization based on indoor CO2 concentration and temperature: together better than separately. Building and Environment, 2024, 112121, <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.112121>.

  • WP4_D4.4_ Methodology to estimate the potential energy flexibility of a building ventilation system during the design phase (pending)
  • WP5_D5.1_ HVAC-oriented overall risk score to optimize the HVAC system in an educational environment (pending)
  • WP5_D5.2_ Open access database of the experts' surveys (pending)
  • WP5_D5.3_ Sustainable and resilience-oriented management framework for the prioritization of HVAC investments: application to a Spanish educational environment (pending)
  • WP6_D6.1_ Initial dissemination and internationalization plan (confidential)
  • WP6_D6.2_ Project website (public)
  • WP6_D6.3_Update of the dissemination and internationalization plan (confidential)
  • WP6_D6.4_ Report on dissemination activities of the project (pending)

Other papers published in indexed journals

  • WP2_ Miao S., Gangolells M., Tejedor B. Improving the thermal comfort model for students in naturally ventilated schools: insights from a holistic study in the Mediterranean climate. Building and Environment, 2024, 258:111622, < http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.111622>.
  • WP2_ Miao S., Gangolells M., Tejedor B. Data-driven model for predicting indoor air quality and thermal comfort levels in naturally ventilated educational buildings using easily accessible data for schools. Journal of Building Engineering, 2023, 80: 108001:1 – 108001:22 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2023.108001>.
  • WP4_ Barbero M., Canals Casals L, Colet-Subirachs A., Salom J., Corchero C. Demand response approaches in a research project versus a real business. Energy and Buildings. Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks, Volume 35, 2023, 101090, ISSN 2352-4677, <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.segan.2023.101090>.
  • WP4_Tarragona J., Gangolells M., Casals M. Model predictive control for managing indoor air quality levels in buildings. Energy Reports, Volume 12, 2024, 787-797, ISSN 2352-4847 < https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2024.06.053>.
  • WP5_ Boix-Cots D., Pardo-Bosch F., Pujadas P. A systematic review on multi-criteria group decision-making methods based on weights: analysis and classification scheme. Information Fusion, 2023, 96: 16-36 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inffus.2023.03.004>.
  • WP5_ Boix-Cots D., Pardo-Bosch F., Pujadas P. A hierarchical integration method under social constraints to maximize satisfaction in multiple criteria group decision making systems. Expert Systems with Applications, 2023, 216: 119471:1- 119471:13 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2022.119471>.
  • WP5_ Boix-Cots D., Pardo-Bosch F., Blanco A., Aguado A., Pujadas P. A systematic review on MIVES: a sustainability-oriented multi-criteria decision-making method. Building and Environment, 2022, 223: 109515:1 – 109515:11 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109515>.
  • WP5_ Gaspar K., Gangolells M., Casals M., Pujadas P., Forcada N., Macarulla M., Tejedor B. Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the energy consumption of university buildings. Energy and Buildings, 2022, 257: 111783:1 – 111783:12 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.111783>.

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