Indoor Environment Program 1990 annual report

Technical Report · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1992

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10128618· OSTI ID:10128618

Approximately 38% of the energy consumed in the United States is used in buildings. Because humans spend an average of 85% to 90% of their time indoors, energy usage by the buildings sector can have a significant impact on human comfort, health and productivity. To advance energy conservation technologies while maintaining indoor air quality, research in the Indoor Environment Program (IEP) is directed toward understanding relations between building energy (usage and technologies), indoor air quality, and human health, comfort and productivity. The IEP addresses the issue of optimizing the health, comfort and productivity of a building`s occupants while maintaining the building`s energy efficiency. However, because ventilation is the dominant mechanism for removing pollutants with indoor sources, reduced ventilation may produce undesirable effects on indoor air quality and on the health, comfort, and productivity of a building`s occupants. This issue is an important theme for the research of other research groups and projects within IEP.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 10128618
• Report Number(s): LBL--30864; ON: DE92009509
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320107
AIR QUALITY
BUILDING SYSTEMS
BUILDINGS
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENVIRONMENT
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
PRODUCTIVITY
PROGRESS REPORT
PUBLIC HEALTH
RADON
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
RISK ASSESSMENT
THERMAL COMFORT
TOBACCO
VENTILATION