Investigating the effectiveness of a new indoor ventilation model in reducing the spread of disease: A case of sports centres amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Ballesteros Álvarez, J.M., Romero Barriuso, A., Villena Escribano, B.M., Rodríguez Sáiz, A. y González-Gaya, C. . (2024) Investigating the effectiveness of a new indoor ventilation model in reducing the spread of disease: A case of sports centres amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Heliyon (2024) 10, 6, e27877

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Título Investigating the effectiveness of a new indoor ventilation model in reducing the spread of disease: A case of sports centres amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Autor(es) Ballesteros Álvarez, J.M.
Romero Barriuso, A.
Villena Escribano, B.M.
Rodríguez Sáiz, A.
González-Gaya, C.
Materia(s) Ingeniería Civil y de la Construcción
Abstract The ventilation of buildings is crucial to ensure indoor health, especially when demanding physical activities are carried out indoors, and the pandemic has highlighted the need to develop new management methods to ensure adequate ventilation. In Spain, there are no specific ventilation regulations to prevent the spread of pathogens such as the coronavirus. Therefore, it is necessary to have a theoretical tool for calculating occupancy to maintain sports facilities in optimal safety conditions. The proposed theoretical method is based on the analysis of mathematical expressions from European standardisation documents and uses the concentration of CO2 as a bioeffluent. It is also based on the concept of background and critical concentration, which allows its application to be extrapolated to future crises caused by pathogens. This study presents a unique and novel dataset for sports centres. For this purpose, the calculation methods were applied to the data set provided by Mostoles City Council, Spain, during the pandemic years with the highest incidence of COVID-19, when the government introduced the assimilation of COVID-19 sick leave to occupational accidents. The data on this type of sick leave provided by the City Council correspond to the period between March 2020 and February 2022. Similarly, the data on the average use of sports facilities by activity, provided by the Sports Department, correspond to the years 2020 and 2021. In this way, it was possible to verify the effectiveness in preventing the spread of any type of coronavirus. In conclusion, the implementation of a theoretical occupancy calculation method based onJournal Pre-proof 2 | 35 the concentration of carbon dioxide as a bioeffluent can be an effective tool for the management of future crises caused by pathogens or hazardous chemicals in the air, and demonstrated its effectiveness in sports centres such as gyms, sports fields, and indoor swimming pools during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Palabras clave COVID-19
sports centres
indoor ventilation
air change rate
air quality
Editor(es) Elsevier
Fecha 2024
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DOI - identifier https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27877
ISSN - identifier 2405-8440
Nombre de la revista Heliyon
Número de Volumen 10
Número de Issue 6
Publicado en la Revista Heliyon (2024) 10, 6, e27877
Idioma eng
Versión de la publicación acceptedVersion
Tipo de recurso Article
Derechos de acceso y licencia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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Notas adicionales La versión registrada de este artículo, publicado por primera vez en Heliyon (2024) 10, 6, e27877, está disponible en línea en el sitio web de la editorial: Elsevier https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27877
Notas adicionales The registered version of this article, first published in Heliyon (2024) 10, 6, e27877, is available online at the publisher's website: Elsevier https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27877

 
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