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Level of Total Volatile Organic Compounds (TVOC) in the context of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in Office Buildings

KRAUS, Michal and Ingrid JUHÁSOVÁ ŠENITKOVÁ

Basic information

Original name

Level of Total Volatile Organic Compounds (TVOC) in the context of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in Office Buildings

Name in Czech

Úroveň těkavých organických látek v souvislosti s kvalitou vnitřního prostředí (IAQ) ve vnitřních budovách

Authors

KRAUS, Michal (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Ingrid JUHÁSOVÁ ŠENITKOVÁ (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution)

Edition

1st ed. Spojené království, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 11th International Conference Building Defects 2019), p. nestránkováno, 7 pp. 2020

Publisher

Institute of Physics Publishing

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Stať ve sborníku

Field of Study

20101 Civil engineering

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

electronic version available online

RIV identification code

RIV/75081431:_____/20:00001714

Organization unit

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice

ISSN

Keywords (in Czech)

TVOC; těkavé organické sloučeniny; stavební materiál; k alita vnitřního ovzduší; nábytek; kancelář

Keywords in English

TVOC; volatile organic compounds; building materials; indoor air quality; furniture; office

Tags

Změněno: 24/3/2020 10:06, Mgr. Milada Šanderová

Abstract

V originále

This paper is focused on the quality of the indoor environment in terms of Total Volatile Organic Compounds (TVOC) in the office buildings. Working in the office is one of the most common occupations in developed countries of the world. Employees spend up to 25% of their time in the workplace each year. Obviously, the internal environment affects not only the health of workers but also their performance and productivity. Observe the long-term level of Total Volatile Organic Compounds in the context of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in a single cellular office is subjected within the presented study. IA-Quest (Indoor Air Quality Emission Simulation Tool) developed by the National Research Council is used for emission of VOCs from building surface materials and furnishings in time. The simulation and monitoring of TVOC concentration are carried out in two phases. In the first phase, only building materials such as walls, doors, floor, ceiling, window, etc. are considered. In the second phase, the basic furniture including the office table and chair, coffee table, 2 chairs and wardrobe are included in the calculation. TVOC concentration values in a furniture room are 10 - 15% higher than in a room without furniture.