Recent Achievements in Research on Thermal Comfort and Ventilation in the Aspect of Providing People with Appropriate Conditions in Different Types of Buildings—Semi-Systematic Review

Katarzyna Ratajczak (), Łukasz Amanowicz, Katarzyna Pałaszyńska, Filip Pawlak and Joanna Sinacka
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Katarzyna Ratajczak: Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Energy, Poznan University of Technology, 60-965 Poznan, Poland
Łukasz Amanowicz: Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Energy, Poznan University of Technology, 60-965 Poznan, Poland
Katarzyna Pałaszyńska: Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Energy, Poznan University of Technology, 60-965 Poznan, Poland
Filip Pawlak: Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Energy, Poznan University of Technology, 60-965 Poznan, Poland
Joanna Sinacka: Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Energy, Poznan University of Technology, 60-965 Poznan, Poland

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 17, 1-55

Abstract: Ventilation systems are mainly responsible for maintaining the quality of indoor air. Together with thermal comfort maintenance systems, they create appropriate conditions for living, working, learning, sleeping, etc., depending on the type of building. This explains the high popularity of research in this area. This paper presents a review of articles published in the years 2020–2023, which are indexed in the Scopus database and found with keywords “ventilation” and “thermal comfort” in conjunction with the type of building or predominant activity. Finally, 88 selected works for five types of buildings were discussed, namely offices, schools, hospitals, bedrooms, and atriums. Data on publications are summarized in the tables, taking into account the publishing year, country of origin of the authors, and keywords. In this way, the latest directions in research were presented, and research groups dealing with this subject were highlighted. For each type of building, synthetic conclusions were presented, summarizing the results of the analyzed research. This review paper would be helpful for scientists and practitioners in the field of ventilation in order to organize knowledge and in a short time be up to date with the latest research showing how ventilation affects the quality of use of buildings by their users.

Keywords: ventilation; thermal comfort; office; school; hospital; residential; atrium; sleep quality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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