Indoor humidity of dwellings in a northern climate
Magazine article, 2021
Low indoor relative humidity has been shown to be an issue in Swedish dwellings and mostly apartments, during the heating season. Present analysis adds to the scientific literature by demonstrating a possible association between low relative humidity and particular health symptoms and complaints.
Indoor air quality
Dry air
Building system
Residential building
Complaint
Apartment
Symptom
Ventilation
Relative humidity
Disturbance
Author
Theofanis Psomas
Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Building Services Engineering
Despoina Teli
Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Building Services Engineering
Sarka Langer
IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute
Pawel Wargocki
Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
REHVA Journal
Vol. 06/2021 37-40
I-CUB: "Indoor Climate-Users-Buildings" - interrelationships affecting residential thermal comfort and building related health symptoms
Formas (2018-00698), 2019-01-01 -- 2021-12-31.
Drivers of heating patterns and their impact on residential energy use
Swedish Energy Agency (46850-1), 2019-01-01 -- 2020-12-31.
Subject Categories
Architectural Engineering
Civil Engineering
Building Technologies
Areas of Advance
Energy