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Article
Evaluation of Radon Indoor Pollution Risk in High Efficiency Energy Buildings
Author(s)
Giovanni Zannoni1 and Jacopo Gaspari2
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DOI:10.17265/1934-7359/2017.08.004
Affiliation(s)
1. Department of Architecture, University of Ferrara, Ferrara 44121, Italy;
2. Department of Architecture, University of Bologna, Bologna 40126, Italy
ABSTRACT
The target of achieving high energy efficiency standard in order to
comply with the EU Directives is leading to remarkable efforts to improve the
performance of the building envelope. Excellent thermal insulation and airtight
sealing of leakages are of the utmost importance to fulfil the expected
targets. Unfortunately, airtightness
produces the negative effect of increasing the indoor concentration of air
pollutants like radon. Despite the seriousness of the problem is generally
misconceived, long-term exposition to radon is acknowledged to be the second
cause of lung cancer after smoke. The paper outlines the implications for the
building sector and focuses on design and preventive criteria as well as on
mitigation and remedial techniques.
KEYWORDS
Indoor quality, indoor pollution, radon, high efficiency energy buildings, design criteria.
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