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Proceedings of BauSim Conference 2022: 9th Conference of IBPSA-Germany and Austria

     

TESTING USER PERCEPTI ONS OF RETROFITTED COVID-19 VENTILATION SYSTEMS IN NATURALLY VENTILATED SPACES

Viktoria Eibinger, Fatos Pollozhani, Daniel Wright, Robert Mcleod, Christina Hopfe

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26868/29761662.2022.18
Abstract: The outbreak of the COVID-19 viral pandemic in 2020 reopened the discussion about indoor air quality in educational buildings. This paper presents the results of a pilot study with the aim of evaluating the user perception of four different ventilation scenarios in the context of COVID-19 prophylaxis, including a mechanical extract system, recently developed by the Max Planck Institute, that can be easily retrofitted into naturally ventilated spaces. The findings of this pilot study highlight the importance of comprehensively assessing new ventilation strategies from a multi-factorial perspective and will inform a follow-up study in a nearby school on a much larger scale. The results helped us in reshaping the approach and refining the survey. The initial findings indicate that local draughts, appliance noise and perceptions of risk can dominate the user's acceptance of such systems.
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bausim2022_Eibinger_Victoria