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ANT: A Multizone Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and Ventilation Analysis Plug-in for Algorithm Aided Design

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Jialei Shen, William Stuart Dols, Brian Polidoro

Abstract

To facilitate the design and analysis related to indoor air quality (IAQ) and ventilation in buildings, a plug-in named ANT (contam-in-ANT) has been developed for Rhino/Grasshopper, an algorithm aided design platform. ANT is a whole-building IAQ and ventilation analysis tool based on CONTAM. ANT can be utilized to perform multizone simulations to assess airborne transmission risks, estimate health impacts due to inhalation exposure, perform parametric analyses, and optimize performance-driven building design and system settings. Cost-effective optimization of IAQ and ventilation for existing buildings is critical to the retrofitting required for these structures to achieve sustainability goals by 2050. A case study of a medium office building is used to demonstrate ANT and the post-processing of simulation results within Rhino/Grasshopper.
Proceedings Title
SimBuild 2024 proceedings
Conference Dates
May 21-23, 2024
Conference Location
Denver, CO, US
Conference Title
SimBuild 2024
Pub Type
Conferences

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Keywords

Indoor Air Quality, Built Environment, Ventilation, CONTAM, Rhino Grasshopper, Health, High-Performance Building Design, Performance-Driven Optimization, Cost-Effectiveness
Health, Environment and Buildings and Construction

Citation

Shen, J. , Dols, W. and Polidoro, B. (2024), ANT: A Multizone Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and Ventilation Analysis Plug-in for Algorithm Aided Design, SimBuild 2024 proceedings, Denver, CO, US, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=957010 (Accessed October 24, 2025)

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Created May 21, 2024, Updated June 25, 2024
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