July 1996 - June 2000
Principal investigator: Qingyan Chen
Research Assistant: Xudong Yang
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
A large-scale stainless-steel chamber used to test material emissions
Since over 60% of indoor pollution comes from building materials, it is important to reduce material emissions for better indoor air quality. We have developed several computer models to calculate the emissions from building materials, and have validated the models by the experimental data obtained from both small and large test chambers. The models can replace traditional measurements of material emissions in a small chamber. The research is in collaboration with the National Research Council Canada.