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Most epidemiological studies rely on outdoor concentrations for the estimation of exposures. This paper aims at identifying predictors of particulate matter infiltration using public databases and questionnaire data in the context of a prospective birth cohort study to assess the contributions of environmental, social and genetic factors for asthma etiology.The method, and results are presented.

Before conducting data analysis, the data collected through questionnaires must be validated. The three steps of that validation procedure are presented in this paper. The preliminary results are presented, that method appears simple and efficient.

For that national survey 567 French dwellings from 2003 to 2005 were investigated for IAQ measurements. The enormous collected data was associated to quality control system that operated before, during and after each measurement.

This paper reports the findings of a pilot field study in two naturally ventilated child-care centres. Air temperatures, air velocities, turbulence intensity and air change rates were measured. The method and the results are presented

That study aims at characterizing the indoor air quality, mainly in terms of VOCs in nine schools of a littoral urban area in Portugal. Measurements and results are presented.

A general analysis of technologies aiming at improving indoor air quality in Polish schools is described in this paper. A case study shool was selected for the comparison of selected technologies for ventilation system.

In this paper the results of the "Integral Design Methodologyy" workshop for sustainable comfort systems are presented. The objective was to reduce failure costs and to improve design quality for ventilation concepts.

In Korea, "Ondol" a radiant heating system is widely used but it is not satisfying with ventilation, so this study aims at developing a ventilation system to improve thermal environment and ventilation rates.

How the use of ventilation equipment influences humidity and the thermal environment in a bathroom is the aim of this paper. Experiments and analysis show that a difference in ventilation quantity may influence the amount of moisture production.

In order to tally with the demanding requirements placed on compact ventilated units (CVUs), a testing facility has been developed. It is described in this paper.