• Analysis of heat use profiles in Norwegian educational institutions in conditions of COVID-lockdown 

      Ivanko, Dmytro; Ding, Yiyu; Nord, Natasa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The COVID-19 pandemic at the beginning of 2020 has significantly affected the energy demand in Norway. In order to avoid unnecessary energy use and ensure the proper functioning of buildings, it becomes essential to have ...
    • Experimental study on the effect of exhaust airflows on the surgical environment in an operating room with mixing ventilation 

      Xue, Kai; Cao, Guangyu; Liu, Meng; Zhang, Yixian; Pedersen, Christoffer; Mathisen, Hans Martin; Stenstad, Liv Inger; Skogås, Jan Gunnar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Due to the requirements of indoor environment parameters, including temperature, humidity, air speed and indoor quality, the design of the surgical environment is a very complex task. However, with limited studies on the ...
    • The impact of air change rate on the air quality of surgical microenvironment in an operating room with mixing ventilation 

      Zhang, Yixian; Cao, Guangyu; Feng, Guohui; Xue, Kai; Pedersen, Christoffer; Mathisen, Hans Martin; Stenstad, Liv-Inger; Skogås, Jan Gunnar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Transmission of airborne microbe-carrying particles (MCPs) is one of the key factors causing surgical site infection during surgical procedures. In operating rooms (ORs) with mixing ventilation, air change rate may determine ...
    • A systematic review of operating room ventilation 

      Sadrizadeh, Sasan; Aganovic, Amar; Bogdan, Anna; Wang, Cong; Afshari, Alireza; Hartmann, Anne; Croitoru, Cristiana; Khan, Amirul; Kriegel, Martin; Lind, Merethe; Liu, Zhijian; Melikov, Arsen; Mo, Jinhan; Rotheudt, Hansjörg; Yao, Runming; Zhang, Yixian; Abouali, Omid; Langvatn, Håkon; Sköldenberg, Olof; Cao, Guangyu (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Ventilation systems are the primary way of eliminating airborne pathogenic particles in an operating room (OR). However, such systems can be complex due to factors such as different surgical instruments, diverse room sizes, ...
    • Thermal comfort in hospital buildings – A literature review 

      Yuan, Feng; Yao, Runming; Sadrizadeh, Sasan; Li, Baiyi; Cao, Guangyu; Zhang, Shaoxing; Zhou, Shan; Liu, Hong; Bogdan, Anna; Croitoru, Cristiana; Melikov, Arsen Krikov; Short, Alan; Li, Baizhan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Hospital buildings are required to secure a variety of indoor environments according to the diverse requirements of patients and staff. Among these requirements, thermal comfort is an important design criterion for indoor ...