Operation of air‐conditioning and sanitary equipment for SARS‐CoV‐2 infectious disease control
Abstract It is still undetermined if the main infection route of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), the virus that leads to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), is infection through droplet, contact, or airborne transmission. However, confined spaces with poor ventilation...
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| author | Takashi Kurabuchi U. Yanagi Masayuki Ogata Masayuki Otsuka Naoki Kagi Yoshihide Yamamoto Motoya Hayashi Shinichi Tanabe |
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| description | Abstract It is still undetermined if the main infection route of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), the virus that leads to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), is infection through droplet, contact, or airborne transmission. However, confined spaces with poor ventilation are cited as a risk factor for group outbreaks, and there is growing interest in the effects of intervention through the appropriate operation of air‐conditioning and sanitary equipment to reduce the risk of airborne transmission. This study first offers an outline of the characteristics of the novel coronavirus disease and the cluster outbreak case reports that have been clarified until now. Subsequently, we describe the appropriate operating conditions for building equipment that are effective in reducing the risk of infection and also highlight specificities for each building use based on the guidance provided by healthcare institutions and with reference to the standard recommendations by Western academic societies related to building equipment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7fb7dd139d1a4353bbe10d65d1bee8de2022-12-21T18:22:36ZengWileyJapan Architectural Review2475-88762021-10-014460862010.1002/2475-8876.12238Operation of air‐conditioning and sanitary equipment for SARS‐CoV‐2 infectious disease controlTakashi Kurabuchi0U. Yanagi1Masayuki Ogata2Masayuki Otsuka3Naoki Kagi4Yoshihide Yamamoto5Motoya Hayashi6Shinichi Tanabe7Department of Architecture Faculty of Engineering Tokyo University of Science Tokyo JapanSchool of Architecture Kogakuin University Tokyo JapanDepartment of Architecture Faculty of Urban Environmental Sciences Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo JapanCollege of Architecture and Environmental Design Kanto Gakuin University Yokohama JapanSchool of Environment and Society Tokyo Institute of Technology Tokyo JapanFaculty of Engineering Tokyo Polytechnic University Kanagawa JapanFaculty of Engineering Hokkaido University Sapporo JapanDepartment of Architecture Waseda University Tokyo JapanAbstract It is still undetermined if the main infection route of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), the virus that leads to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), is infection through droplet, contact, or airborne transmission. However, confined spaces with poor ventilation are cited as a risk factor for group outbreaks, and there is growing interest in the effects of intervention through the appropriate operation of air‐conditioning and sanitary equipment to reduce the risk of airborne transmission. This study first offers an outline of the characteristics of the novel coronavirus disease and the cluster outbreak case reports that have been clarified until now. Subsequently, we describe the appropriate operating conditions for building equipment that are effective in reducing the risk of infection and also highlight specificities for each building use based on the guidance provided by healthcare institutions and with reference to the standard recommendations by Western academic societies related to building equipment.https://doi.org/10.1002/2475-8876.12238airborne transmissionbuilding equipmentCOVID‐19SARS‐CoV‐2ventilation |
| spellingShingle | Takashi Kurabuchi U. Yanagi Masayuki Ogata Masayuki Otsuka Naoki Kagi Yoshihide Yamamoto Motoya Hayashi Shinichi Tanabe Operation of air‐conditioning and sanitary equipment for SARS‐CoV‐2 infectious disease control Japan Architectural Review airborne transmission building equipment COVID‐19 SARS‐CoV‐2 ventilation |
| title | Operation of air‐conditioning and sanitary equipment for SARS‐CoV‐2 infectious disease control |
| title_full | Operation of air‐conditioning and sanitary equipment for SARS‐CoV‐2 infectious disease control |
| title_fullStr | Operation of air‐conditioning and sanitary equipment for SARS‐CoV‐2 infectious disease control |
| title_full_unstemmed | Operation of air‐conditioning and sanitary equipment for SARS‐CoV‐2 infectious disease control |
| title_short | Operation of air‐conditioning and sanitary equipment for SARS‐CoV‐2 infectious disease control |
| title_sort | operation of air conditioning and sanitary equipment for sars cov 2 infectious disease control |
| topic | airborne transmission building equipment COVID‐19 SARS‐CoV‐2 ventilation |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/2475-8876.12238 |
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