About this Research Topic
Indoor air quality, noise, and light pollution are vital to public health, influencing the well-being of individuals and communities. Furthermore, the profound effects of climate change on the broader environment extend to indoor spaces, where rising temperatures can affect occupant comfort and health. Indoor interventions offer a means of creating healthier indoor environments; however, they can aggravate climate change. Even though low-cost sensors typically do not match the precision of professional-grade equipment, they offer an affordable and user-friendly tool for assessing such interventions. Finally, there is a paucity of regulations for indoor microenvironments and an absence of international exposure limits for indoor air pollution and noise, in contrast to their ambient counterparts.
The overarching goal of this research topic is to present research which will help create indoor spaces that are not only comfortable and healthy today but can also adapt to the changing environmental conditions of the future in a sustainable manner. This Research Topic aims to compile the latest evidence on the efficacy of various indoor interventions, summarize tools and their performance for monitoring and assessment of indoor pollutants and parameters, and underscore the interconnection between indoor air quality, temperature, noise, and light pollution. Emphasizing holistic approaches to indoor environmental assessment and management that potentially make use of low-cost sensors, we anticipate that this research will assist future research on the topic, inform policies and regulations, and support public awareness campaigns—essential components in mitigating the detrimental effects of suboptimal indoor conditions.
- Indoor (homes, schools, workplaces) interventions that aim to improve indoor environments and health status
- The impacts of indoor microenvironments (air pollutants, noise, light pollution, temperature) on human health
- Assessment of indoor microenvironments (air pollutants, noise, light pollution, temperature)
- Monitoring indoor environments using sensors.
The overarching goal of this research topic is to present research which will help create indoor spaces that are not only comfortable and healthy today but can also adapt to the changing environmental conditions of the future in a sustainable manner. This Research Topic aims to compile the latest evidence on the efficacy of various indoor interventions, summarize tools and their performance for monitoring and assessment of indoor pollutants and parameters, and underscore the interconnection between indoor air quality, temperature, noise, and light pollution. Emphasizing holistic approaches to indoor environmental assessment and management that potentially make use of low-cost sensors, we anticipate that this research will assist future research on the topic, inform policies and regulations, and support public awareness campaigns—essential components in mitigating the detrimental effects of suboptimal indoor conditions.
- Indoor (homes, schools, workplaces) interventions that aim to improve indoor environments and health status
- The impacts of indoor microenvironments (air pollutants, noise, light pollution, temperature) on human health
- Assessment of indoor microenvironments (air pollutants, noise, light pollution, temperature)
- Monitoring indoor environments using sensors.
Keywords: Housing, Sensors, Interventions, Air pollution, Thermal comfort
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