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Natural Ventilation Strategies to Prevent Airborne Disease Transmission in Public Buildings

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dc.contributor.authorBallesteros Álvarez, Jesus Manuel
dc.contributor.authorRodríguez Saiz, Ángel
dc.contributor.authorVillena Escribano, Blasa María
dc.contributor.authorRomero Barriuso, Álvaro
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-04T12:01:32Z
dc.date.available2025-09-04T12:01:32Z
dc.date.issued2025-08-08
dc.descriptionThe registered version of this article, first published in “Eng, 6(8), 2025", is available online at the publisher's website: MDPI, https://doi.org/10.3390/eng6080197 La versión registrada de este artículo, publicado por primera vez en “Eng, 6(8), 2025", está disponible en línea en el sitio web del editor: MDPI, https://doi.org/10.3390/eng6080197
dc.description.abstractThis paper evaluates the effectiveness of natural ventilation as a health and safety strategy in municipal buildings, focusing on its capacity to ensure indoor air quality and limit airborne disease transmission. Natural ventilation can be incorporated into building design as the primary mechanism for achieving the required indoor air quality, equipping buildings with operable windows based on their intended occupancy. Using 11 public buildings in Mostoles, Spain, as case studies, the research applies a quantitative methodology based on carbon dioxide concentration to estimate ventilation rates and theoretical occupancy thresholds. The findings reveal that cross ventilation is the only natural method capable of meeting air renewal rates recommended by health authorities, particularly the IDA2 air quality standard and three to five air changes per hour suggested to reduce disease spread. However, 53% of the assessed spaces lacked cross ventilation capacity, underscoring the need to integrate natural and mechanical systems. The study proposes a replicable model to assess and adapt indoor occupancy based on real ventilation capacity, offering a practical tool for decision-making in public health, energy efficiency, and architectural design. Ultimately, the research supports the strategic use of natural ventilation as a low-cost, scalable intervention to enhance environmental quality in public facilities.en
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dc.identifier.citationBallesteros-Álvarez, J. M., Romero-Barriuso, Á., Rodríguez-Sáiz, Á., & Villena-Escribano, B. M. (2025). Natural Ventilation Strategies to Prevent Airborne Disease Transmission in Public Buildings. Eng, 6(8), 197. https://doi.org/10.3390/eng6080197
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/eng6080197
dc.identifier.issn2673-4117
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14468/29979
dc.journal.issue8
dc.journal.titleEng
dc.journal.volume6
dc.language.isoen
dc.page.initial197
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relation.centerE.T.S. de Ingenieros Industriales
dc.relation.departmentIngeniería de Construcción y Fabricación
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject33 Ciencias Tecnológicas
dc.subject.keywordsCO2 concentrationen
dc.subject.keywordsnatural ventilationen
dc.subject.keywordsindoor air qualityen
dc.subject.keywordscross ventilationen
dc.subject.keywordsairborne disease preventionen
dc.subject.keywordsoccupancy assessmenten
dc.subject.keywordspublic buildingsen
dc.titleNatural Ventilation Strategies to Prevent Airborne Disease Transmission in Public Buildingsen
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