28 November 2022
Ventilation behaviour in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) is an under-researched area, despite the benefits that ventilation may have on occupant respiratory health. Most NZ homes rely on natural ventilation, i.e. window opening, which in turn relies on occupants to control ventilation. To understand how and to what extent people ventilate their homes, and ways in which ventilation can be improved, we will carry out a three-stage project.
1 October 2019
The indoor air quality of seven homes in the Wellington region was monitored over May-September 2017.
1 October 2019
Using commercial equipment to test the air quality in every New Zealand classroom would be prohibitively expensive. This project developed a low-cost sensor platform with remote logging and data transmission and tested it in 11 schools.
1 October 2019
A study of the air quality in a Wellington primary school classroom measured temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulates. Elements in the particulates were also identified to find the source of the pollution.