Ventilation and health in non-industrial indoor environments: report from a European Multidisciplinary Scientific Consensus Meeting (EUROVEN)
P. Wargocki,
J. Sundell,
W. Bischof,
G. Brundrett, P. O. Fanger,
F. Gyntelberg, S. O. Hanssen,
P. Harrison,
A. Pickering, O. Seppänen, P. Wouters,
P. Wargocki
Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark,
Search for more papers by this authorJ. Sundell
Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark,
Search for more papers by this authorW. Bischof
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Erfurt, Germany,
Search for more papers by this authorP. O. Fanger
Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark,
Search for more papers by this authorS. O. Hanssen
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway,
Search for more papers by this authorP. Harrison
MRC Institute for Environment and Health, Leicester, United Kingdom,
Search for more papers by this authorP. Wouters
Belgian Building Research Institute, Brussels, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorP. Wargocki,
J. Sundell,
W. Bischof,
G. Brundrett, P. O. Fanger,
F. Gyntelberg, S. O. Hanssen,
P. Harrison,
A. Pickering, O. Seppänen, P. Wouters,
P. Wargocki
Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark,
Search for more papers by this authorJ. Sundell
Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark,
Search for more papers by this authorW. Bischof
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Erfurt, Germany,
Search for more papers by this authorP. O. Fanger
Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark,
Search for more papers by this authorS. O. Hanssen
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway,
Search for more papers by this authorP. Harrison
MRC Institute for Environment and Health, Leicester, United Kingdom,
Search for more papers by this authorP. Wouters
Belgian Building Research Institute, Brussels, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorP. Wargocki International Center for Indoor Environment and Energy, Technical University of Denmark, Building 402 DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark Tel.: +45 45 25 40 11 Fax: +45 45 93 21 66 e-mail: [email protected]*Scientific Secretary. **Chairman and project leader.
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