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ASHRAE's New Position Document on Indoor Carbon Dioxide

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Author(s)

Andrew K. Persily, William Bahnfleth, Howard Kipen, Josephine Lau, Corinne Mandin, Chandra Sekhar, Pawel Wargocki, Lan Chi Nguyen Weekes

Abstract

Indoor CO2 concentrations are often discussed in the context of ventilation and IAQ, most recently in relation to airborne infectious disease transmission. However, many applications of indoor CO2 measurements do not reflect a sound technical understanding of the relationship between indoor CO2 concentrations, ventilation and IAQ. ASHRAE has issued a Position Document on the role of indoor CO2 that addresses CO2 as a metric of IAQ and ventilation, impacts of CO2 on building occupants, indoor concentration measurement, CO2 for controlling outdoor air intake, and how indoor CO2 relates to airborne infectious disease transmission.
Proceedings Title
Indoor Air 2022 - 17th International Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality & Climate
Conference Dates
June 12-16, 2022
Conference Location
Kuopio, FI

Keywords

Indoor CO2, Guidance, IAQ metrics, Ventilation

Citation

Persily, A. , Bahnfleth, W. , Kipen, H. , Lau, J. , Mandin, C. , Sekhar, C. , Wargocki, P. and Nguyen Weekes, L. (2022), ASHRAE's New Position Document on Indoor Carbon Dioxide, Indoor Air 2022 - 17th International Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality & Climate, Kuopio, FI, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=934218 (Accessed May 3, 2024)
Created June 14, 2022, Updated November 29, 2022