Indoor environment in bedrooms in 79 Greenlandic households

• Published in: Building and Environment
• Main Authors: Kotol, Martin, Rode, Carsten, Clausen, Geo, Nielsen, Toke Rammer
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Indoor air quality; Cold climates; Ventilation; Humidity; Dwellings; /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/sustainable_cities_and_communities; name=SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities; Arctic; Greenland; Sisimiut; greenlandic
• Online Access: https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/a0dc9648-0614-4e47-a6af-d471090e36b2; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.05.016

The climate in Greenland is cold which means that living inside the heated space requires quite some energy. To avoid large heat losses and cold discomfort, building envelopes are often sealed, which reduces natural infiltration. The combination of reduced infiltration and lack of mechanical ventila...