Occupancy impact on air quality in repurposed museum space

Gruden, Lucija (author), Stritih, Uroš (author)

This study investigates the air quality and ventilation effectiveness in a repurposed museum space with a hybrid ventilation system in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Focusing on $CO_2$ and particulate matter concentrations, the aim is to determine the correlation between these parameters and the suitability of the ventilation system following a change in space use. Measurements were conducted over a four-month period, analyzing data during different occupancy and ventilation scenarios. The study compares observed values with World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, specifically targeting ${PM_{2.5}}$, ${PM_{10}}$, and $CO_2$ concentrations. Findings reveal inadequate ventilation in the repurposed museum space, even with hybrid ventilation. $CO_2$ concentrations correlated with ${PM_{2.5}}$ and ${PM_{10}}$ levels, suggesting $CO_2$ monitoring as an indirect indicator of overall air quality. Recommendations include improving ventilation efficiency and limiting occupancy to ensure adherence to air quality standards.

• Language: English
• Keywords: air quality, ventilation, CO2, aerosols, indoor environment
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FS - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2024
• Number of pages: 14 str.
• Numbering: Vol. 17, iss. 1
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-176447
• UDC: 697
• ISSN on article: 1854-0678
• DOI: 10.2478/ijser-2024-0001
• COBISS.SI-ID: 196746755
• Publication date in RUL: 01.12.2025

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Sanitarno inženirstvo
• Publisher: Inštitut za sanitarno inženirstvo, Zbornica sanitarnih inženirjev Slovenije
• ISSN: 1854-0678
• COBISS.SI-ID: 216969216

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• License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: kakovost zraka, ventilacija, ogljikov dioksid, aerosoli, notranje okolje