Purpose

The purpose of this study is to conduct a rigorous systematic literature review and present a summary of building systems and technologies that can be used to mitigate the spread of airborne viruses. With the recent outbreak of COVID-19, occupants’ health and indoor air quality (IAQ) have become a critical issue for facility managers to maintain the full functionality of the buildings. An improved understanding of these available systems will help facility managers and building owners to protect the health and safety of building occupants.

Design/methodology/approach

The PRISMA protocol was used for defining the literature search methodology. The concept mapping technique was used for determining the keywords. The keywords were then used to search for relevant articles using the Scopus database and Google Scholar. A thorough bibliometric analysis and qualitative analysis were conducted for the selected publications.

Findings

It was found that sensor technologies, botanical air-filtration systems and artificial intelligence could be used to effectively monitor and improve IAQ. In addition, natural ventilation is one of the low-cost and effective methods of reducing contaminants from the indoor air. Computational fluid dynamic modeling can be used to understand the flow of virus particles within the building through the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) system. Several changes to the HVAC system are also discussed.

Originality/value

This study contains a diversity of methods from the existing literature that were systematically selected to present the state-of-the-art building systems and technologies that can effectively improve IAQ. The researchers plan to follow up on the findings of this research and will conduct an empirical study to assess its impact on IAQ.

中文翻译：

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对减轻空气传播病毒传播的建筑系统和技术的系统评价

目的

本研究的目的是进行严格的系统文献回顾，并总结可用于减轻空气传播病毒传播的建筑系统和技术。随着最近 COVID-19 的爆发，居住者的健康和室内空气质量 (IAQ) 已成为设施管理人员维持建筑物全部功能的关键问题。更好地了解这些可用系统将有助于设施管理者和建筑物所有者保护建筑物居住者的健康和安全。

设计/方法/方法

PRISMA 协议用于定义文献检索方法。概念图技术用于确定关键词。然后使用Scopus数据库和谷歌学术搜索关键词来搜索相关文章。对选定的出版物进行了彻底的文献计量分析和定性分析。

发现

研究发现，传感器技术、植物空气过滤系统和人工智能可用于有效监测和改善室内空气质量。此外，自然通风是减少室内空气污染物的低成本且有效的方法之一。计算流体动力学建模可用于了解病毒颗粒在建筑物内通过供暖、通风和空调 (HVAC) 系统的流动。还讨论了 HVAC 系统的一些变化。

原创性/价值

本研究包含从现有文献中系统选择的多种方法，以展示可有效改善 IAQ 的最先进的建筑系统和技术。研究人员计划跟进这项研究的结果，并将进行实证研究以评估其对室内空气质量的影响。