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Effect of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system on indoor air quality in a medical facility / Fauzi Baharudin ... [et al.]

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) refers to the stationary air within an inhabited or occupied structure. Previously, there were fewer studies on indoor air quality in medical facilities in Malaysia especially in Terengganu. Most indoor air quality issues are caused by insufficient Heating, Ventilation, and...

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Main Authors:	Baharudin, Fauzi, Mohd Adlan, Nur Fatt-Hiyyah, Kassim, Jalina, Hamzah, Nurhidayah, Ghazali, Suriati
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	2023
Subjects:	Indoor air pollution. Including indoor air quality Heating and ventilation. Air conditioning
Online Access:	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/85644/1/85644.pdf https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/85644/
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spelling	my.uitm.ir.856442023-10-12T03:28:09Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/85644/ Effect of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system on indoor air quality in a medical facility / Fauzi Baharudin ... [et al.] jscet Baharudin, Fauzi Mohd Adlan, Nur Fatt-Hiyyah Kassim, Jalina Hamzah, Nurhidayah Ghazali, Suriati Indoor air pollution. Including indoor air quality Heating and ventilation. Air conditioning Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) refers to the stationary air within an inhabited or occupied structure. Previously, there were fewer studies on indoor air quality in medical facilities in Malaysia especially in Terengganu. Most indoor air quality issues are caused by insufficient Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems, which regulate three parameters. The purpose of this study is to assess the indoor air quality of a medical facility and determine if it complies with the Industry Code of Practice 2010 (ICOP 2010) and ASHRAE 170-2017. In this investigation, a total of 3 locations namely Administration Office, Surgical Outpatient Department (SOPD) waiting area and Ophthalmology Consultation Room in Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah (HSNZ) were evaluated. Walkthrough inspections were done at the locations before data collection to determine the IAQ. Two IAQ meters, notably VelociCalc and Testo, were used to collect data to assess the temperature, relative humidity, and air flow of the selected locations. Samples were taken every 2 hours for each location from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The data then were analysed. All three locations' temperatures were lower than ICOP 2010's acceptable limit (23-26°C), but still within ASHRAE 170-207's 21-24°C range, except for the SOPD waiting room. All three locations met ICOP 2010 and ASHRAE 170-207 relative humidity standards. Meanwhile, only the SOPD waiting room had an appropriate air flow of 0.16-0.17m/s per ICOP 2010. The study also revealed that there was a correlation between the number of occupancies and the performance of HVAC system with the indoor air quality level. 2023-09 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/85644/1/85644.pdf Effect of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system on indoor air quality in a medical facility / Fauzi Baharudin ... [et al.]. (2023) Journal of Sustainable Civil Engineering & Technology (JSCET) <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Journal_of_Sustainable_Civil_Engineering_=26_Technology_=28JSCET=29/>, 2 (2): 7. pp. 80-90. ISSN 2948-4294
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topic	Indoor air pollution. Including indoor air quality Heating and ventilation. Air conditioning
spellingShingle	Indoor air pollution. Including indoor air quality Heating and ventilation. Air conditioning Baharudin, Fauzi Mohd Adlan, Nur Fatt-Hiyyah Kassim, Jalina Hamzah, Nurhidayah Ghazali, Suriati Effect of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system on indoor air quality in a medical facility / Fauzi Baharudin ... [et al.]
description	Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) refers to the stationary air within an inhabited or occupied structure. Previously, there were fewer studies on indoor air quality in medical facilities in Malaysia especially in Terengganu. Most indoor air quality issues are caused by insufficient Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems, which regulate three parameters. The purpose of this study is to assess the indoor air quality of a medical facility and determine if it complies with the Industry Code of Practice 2010 (ICOP 2010) and ASHRAE 170-2017. In this investigation, a total of 3 locations namely Administration Office, Surgical Outpatient Department (SOPD) waiting area and Ophthalmology Consultation Room in Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah (HSNZ) were evaluated. Walkthrough inspections were done at the locations before data collection to determine the IAQ. Two IAQ meters, notably VelociCalc and Testo, were used to collect data to assess the temperature, relative humidity, and air flow of the selected locations. Samples were taken every 2 hours for each location from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The data then were analysed. All three locations' temperatures were lower than ICOP 2010's acceptable limit (23-26°C), but still within ASHRAE 170-207's 21-24°C range, except for the SOPD waiting room. All three locations met ICOP 2010 and ASHRAE 170-207 relative humidity standards. Meanwhile, only the SOPD waiting room had an appropriate air flow of 0.16-0.17m/s per ICOP 2010. The study also revealed that there was a correlation between the number of occupancies and the performance of HVAC system with the indoor air quality level.
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author	Baharudin, Fauzi Mohd Adlan, Nur Fatt-Hiyyah Kassim, Jalina Hamzah, Nurhidayah Ghazali, Suriati
author_facet	Baharudin, Fauzi Mohd Adlan, Nur Fatt-Hiyyah Kassim, Jalina Hamzah, Nurhidayah Ghazali, Suriati
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title	Effect of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system on indoor air quality in a medical facility / Fauzi Baharudin ... [et al.]
title_short	Effect of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system on indoor air quality in a medical facility / Fauzi Baharudin ... [et al.]
title_full	Effect of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system on indoor air quality in a medical facility / Fauzi Baharudin ... [et al.]
title_fullStr	Effect of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system on indoor air quality in a medical facility / Fauzi Baharudin ... [et al.]
title_full_unstemmed	Effect of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system on indoor air quality in a medical facility / Fauzi Baharudin ... [et al.]
title_sort	effect of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (hvac) system on indoor air quality in a medical facility / fauzi baharudin ... [et al.]
publishDate	2023
url	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/85644/1/85644.pdf https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/85644/
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