Author(s): Ren C; Wang J; Feng Z; Kim MK; Haghighat F; Cao SJ;

To prevent respiratory infections between patients and medical workers, the transmission risk of airborne pollutants in hospital wards must be mitigated. The ventilation modes, which are regarded as an important strategy to minimize the infection risk, is c ...

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Author(s): Ren C; Zhu HC; Wang J; Feng Z; Chen G; Haghighat F; Cao SJ;

During the post-COVID-19 era, it is important but challenging to synchronously mitigate the infection risk and optimize the energy savings in public buildings. While, ineffective control of ventilation and purification systems can result in increased energy ...

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Author(s): Ren C; Haghighat F; Feng Z; Kumar P; Cao SJ;

Infectious diseases (e.g., coronavirus disease 2019) dramatically impact human life, economy and social development. Exploring the low-cost and energy-saving approaches is essential in removing infectious virus particles from indoors, such as in classrooms. ...

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Author(s): Ren C; Xi C; Wang J; Feng Z; Nasiri F; Cao SJ; Haghighat F;

During the normalized phase of COVID-19, droplets or aerosol particles produced by infected personnel are considered as the potential source of infection with uncertain exposure risk. As such, in densely populated open spaces, it is necessary to adopt strat ...

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