Journal•ISSN: 1420-326X
Indoor and Built Environment
SAGE Publishing
About: Indoor and Built Environment is an academic journal published by SAGE Publishing. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Indoor air quality & Ventilation (architecture). It has an ISSN identifier of 1420-326X. Over the lifetime, 2423 publications have been published receiving 34080 citations. The journal is also known as: Indoor and built environment & Journal of indoor and built environment.
Topics: Indoor air quality, Ventilation (architecture), Thermal comfort, Airflow, Environmental science
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TL;DR: Focussed on the European Union specifically, this paper critically assesses the available statistical options for monitoring energy poverty, whilst also presenting options for improving existing data.
Abstract: Energy poverty - which has also been recognised via terms such as 'fuel poverty' and 'energy vulnerability' - occurs when a household experiences inadequate levels of energy services in the home. Measuring energy poverty is challenging, as it is a culturally sensitive and private condition, which is temporally and spatially dynamic. This is compounded by the limited availability of appropriate data and indicators, and lack of consensus on how energy poverty should be conceptualised and measured. Statistical indicators of energy poverty are an important and necessary part of the research and policy landscape. They carry great political weight, and are often used to guide the targeting of energy poverty measures - due to their perceived objectivity - with important consequences for both the indoor and built environment of housing. Focussing on the European Union specifically, this paper critically assesses the available statistical options for monitoring energy poverty, whilst also presenting options for improving existing data. This is examined through the lens of vulnerability thinking, by considering the ways in which policies and institutions, the built fabric and everyday practices shape energy use, alongside the manner in which energy poor households experience and address the issue on a day-to-day basis.
275 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the spatial and temporal characteristics of dust storms in the Middle East were studied by an analysis of the visibility reduction in that region for a period of 21 years (1973-1993).
Abstract: The spatial and temporal characteristics of dust storms in the Middle East were studied by an analysis of the visibility reduction in that region. Eight ‘three-hours’ mean values for each month for a period of 21 years (1973–1993) were used. Data were subjected to cluster analysis of their temporal behaviour. Four main regions were identified and mapped. Stations within each cluster (region) have a similar temporal behaviour different from the behaviour of stations out of that cluster. Sudan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf, are the regions that reported the greatest occurrence of dust storms. Dust storms in Iran, north-eastern Iraq and Syria, the Persian Gulf and southern Arabian Peninsula are more frequent in summer. In western Iraq and Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, northern Israel, northern Arabian Peninsula and southern Egypt they occur mainly in the spring, while in southern Israel and in the Mediterranean parts of northern Egypt, in winter and spring.
231 citations
TL;DR: This paper investigates the airborne spread of infection in hospital buildings, and evaluates the extent to which it is a problem, and concludes that although contact-spread is the principle route of transmission for most infections, the contribution of airborne micro-organisms to thespread of infection is likely to be greater than is currently recognised.
Abstract: Airborne transmission is known to be the route of infection for diseases such as tuberculosis and aspergillosis. It has also been implicated in nosocomial outbreaks of MRSA, Acinetobacter spp. and ...
227 citations
TL;DR: The widespread recognition of energy poverty as a distinct societal and policy challenge in the EU has resulted in a surge in the number and complexity of the energy poverty metrics as discussed by the authors, drawing from the b...
Abstract: The widespread recognition of energy poverty as a distinct societal and policy challenge in the EU has resulted in a surge in the number and complexity of energy poverty metrics. Drawing from the b...
170 citations
TL;DR: There is still much to learn about the impact of light on human health but what is known is enough to ensure that the topic requires the attention of all those concerned with the lighting of buildings.
Abstract: The effects of light on health can be divided into three sections. The first is that of light as radiation. Exposure to the ultraviolet, visible, and infrared radiation produced by light sources ca...
164 citations