New Yorkshire lab facility will examine air quality in homes
The project includes the construction of a £500,000 facility, designed as a semi-detached house. One side of the house will be energy efficient and modern, the other side will be more typical of UK buildings from the 1950s-1960s. A lab will monitor the air quality in each side of the house as identical activities are carried out under different ventilation and build conditions. The impact of things like internal furnishings on indoor air quality will also be examined.
Work on the facility is set to start this spring and it is hoped the centre will be fully operational by 2026. The project is being led by Nic Carslaw, Professor of Indoor Air Chemistry, who secured funding from the Wolfson Foundation, with further support from the University of York. Researchers will use the facility to provide solutions for improving indoor air quality in the homes of the future and facilitate improved building design.