Title
Effectiveness of Building Systems Strategies for Mitigation of Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2
ORCID
Meng Kong: 0000-0003-4451-6482
Jialei Shen: 0000-0002-8336-9828
Bing Dong: 0000-0003-1603-9738
Jianshun Jensen Zhang: 0000-0002-6858-9777
Document Type
Report
Date
11-2020
Keywords
SARS-COV-2, Airborne transmission, Risk mitigation, Building Strategies, Indoor Air Quality
Language
English
Funder(s)
Carrier Corporation, Syracuse University
Funding ID
SU Contract # CON04883
Disciplines
Architectural Engineering | Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Environmental Public Health | Mechanical Engineering
Description/Abstract
Airborne transmission has been recognized as a major transmission pathway for the infectious disease COVID-19. This study investigated the effectiveness of several indoor air quality (IAQ) control strategies on the mitigation of airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The well-known airborne disease infection risk model (Wells-Riley equation) was used to estimate the infection risk of the SARS-CoV-2 in seven (7) different types of spaces including conference center/ballrooms, hotel bistro//cafeteria, hotel lobby, classrooms (lecture), conference room/small classroom, hotel or cruise ship guest rooms and open plan offices. The IAQ control strategies included increased ventilation rate, improved air distribution system and filtration, semi-open space partition, in-room air purification and disinfection, and personal protective equipment. The effectiveness of each individual strategies and selected combined strategies were evaluated using the risk estimation model. Several integrated (layered) mitigation strategies were recommended and classified based on their relative cost and effort of implementation. In addition, the potential of several selected air cleaning/disinfection products was also evaluated.
Recommended Citation
Kong, Meng; Shen, Jialei; Dong, Bing; and Zhang, Jianshun Jensen, "Effectiveness of Building Systems Strategies for Mitigation of Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2" (2020). Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering - All Scholarship. 18.
https://surface.syr.edu/mae/18
Source
Building Energy and Environmental Systems Laboratory at Syracuse University
Creative Commons License
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