Indoor Air Quality for Vulnerable Population - A Climate Change Innovation Grant

Project Dates

2018-2020

What is the project?

This project aims to enhance the indoor air quality for vulnerable population through the application of fresh filtered air ventilation. The results will develop new evidence aimed at improving the well-being and educational outcomes of young children and quality of life and resilience of older Australians, assisting in climate change adaptation.

Project team

• Associate Professor Priya Rajagopalan
• Dr Mary Myla Andamon
• Dr Jin Woo

Partners

• Eco Pacific Pty Ltd
• Multicultural Aged Care Services
• Regis Aged Care
• Victorian School Building Authority
• Vasey RSL Care

To find out more about the Victoria State Government Virtual Centre for Climate Change Innovation, click here. 

Publications

• An evaluation of measured indoor conditions and student performance using d2 Test of Attention.  Paper published in the journal of Building and Environment
• Year long monitoring of indoor air quality and ventilation in school classrooms in Victoria, Australia.  Paper published in the Journal of Architectural Science Association
• Final report - Enhanced Indoor Air Quality for Improving the Well-Being of Vulnerable Population in Victoria
• An investigation of indoor air quality in school classrooms in Victoria, Australia. Paper presented at ASA 2019: The 53rd International Conference of the Architectural Science Association 2019, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India (28 – 30 November 2019)
• Evaluation of ventilation in Australian school classrooms using long-term indoor CO2 concentration measurement.  Paper published in the journal of Building and Environment
• Improving Indoor Air Quality in Aged Care Centres using a supplementary ventilation system. Paper published in the 55th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association

Recent news

Concerns grow over IAQ in Australian schools

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Australian children are learning in classrooms with very poor air quality

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Poor ventilation may be adding to nursing homes' COVID-19 risks
Geoff Hanmer (University of Adelaide) and Bruce Milthorpe (University of Technology Sydney):
The Conversation, 20 August 2020, UTS, 20 August 2020, Architecture and Design, 21 August 2020, ArchitectureAU, 31 August 2020, HelloCare, 31 August 2020

Air of mystery: ventilation quality and its impact on aged care facilities
RMIT researchers are working with schools and aged care facilities to boost quality of life and resilience of students and residents through improved air quality.
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