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Introduction to Indoor Air Quality
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 12 hours
  • Course by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Offered by

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Course Overview: https://youtu.be/LLVb4FOn4uU This course provides a basic knowledge of an emerging area – Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in buildings. Learners will realize the importance of maintaining proper IAQ. Characteristics associated with indoor air contaminants (IAC) are demonstrated, such as • Particulate matters (PM2.5, PM10) • Radon • Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) • Asbestos • Bio-aerosols, and more Safe exposure levels, resulting health effects, measurement techniques, mitigate and control measures of these IAC are discussed. Other important areas related to IAQ such as building ventilation systems, indoor flow characteristics, sick building syndrome, and thermal comfort are also covered in this course.

Modules

Orientation

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Meet and Greet

1 Videos

  • Course Overview

1 Readings

  • Assignment and Grading Criteria

Introduction to Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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3 Videos

  • 1.1 Introduction to Indoor Air Quality
  • 1.2 Overview of Indoor Air Contaminants
  • 1.3 Sick Building Syndrome and Building Related Illness

1 Readings

  • Related Readings

Carbon Dioxide - An indicator of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • 1.4 Effect of Carbon Dioxide in IAQ

1 Readings

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Ventilation

    • 4 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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4 Videos

  • 1.5 Introduction to Ventilation
  • 1.6 Ventilation Methodology (I)
  • 1.7 Ventilation Methodology (II)
  • 1.8 Ventilation Measurement

1 Readings

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Quiz

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Quiz 1

Share your experience here!

    • 2 Discussion
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2 Discussions

  • Indoor Air Quality at Home
  • Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) in Offices/Schools

Radon

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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2 Videos

  • 2.1 Radon (I) - Introduction to Radon
  • 2.2 Radon (II) - Health effects, measurement and control

1 Readings

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Indoor Aerosol

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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2 Videos

  • 2.3 Indoor Aerosol (I) - Particulate Matters (PM)
  • 2.4 Indoor Aerosol (II) - Measuring Indoor Aerosol

1 Readings

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Other topics related to IAQ

    • 2 Videos
    • 2 Readings
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2 Videos

  • 2.5 Introduction to Clean Room
  • 2.6 Air Cleaner

2 Readings

  • Related Readings of Cleanroom
  • Related Readings of Air Cleaner

Quiz

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Quiz 2

Share your experience here!

    • 2 Discussion
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2 Discussions

  • Radon Awareness in your country
  • Ozone Generator? Air Cleaner?

VOCs

    • 5 Videos
    • 2 Readings
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5 Videos

  • 3.1 Introduction to VOCs
  • 3.2 Two common VOCs - Formaldehyde and Tetrachloroethylene
  • 3.3 Measuring VOCs
  • 3.4 Purification of VOCs
  • 3.5 Semi VOCs

2 Readings

  • Related Readings of VOCs
  • Related Readings of SVOCs

Ozone

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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2 Videos

  • 3.6 Ozone (I) - Introduction to Ozone
  • 3.7 Ozone (II) - Health effects and its role in Air Cleaning

1 Readings

  • Related Readings of Ozone

Combustion related indoor pollutants

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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2 Videos

  • 3.8 Carbon Monoxide
  • 3.9 Nitrogen Dioxide

1 Readings

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Quiz

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Quiz 3

Share your experience here!

    • 2 Discussion
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2 Discussions

  • Reduce VOCs by indoor plants?
  • Tragedy of Carbon Monoxide poisoning

Bioaerosols

    • 4 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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4 Videos

  • 4.1 Introduction to Bioaerosols
  • 4.2 Sources of Bioaerosols
  • 4.3 Health Effects of Bioaerosols
  • 4.4 Measuring and Removing Bioaerosols

1 Readings

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Asbestos

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • 4.5 Asbestos

1 Readings

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Other topics related to IAQ

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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3 Videos

  • 4.6 Thermal Comfort (I)
  • 4.7 Thermal Comfort (II)
  • 4.8 Local Thermal Discomfort

1 Readings

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Summary

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Summary

1 Readings

  • Reference: Indoor Air Quality Guide - Best Practices for Design, Construction, and Commissioning

Quiz

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Quiz 4

Share your experience here!

    • 2 Discussion
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2 Discussions

  • Mold at home
  • Which office is more comfortable?

Final Exam

    • 1 Assignment
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  • Final Exam

Farewell

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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  • Post-course survey

1 Readings

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"Introduction to Indoor Air Quality" is a foundational course in Science & Engineering, taught by Coursera. This course covers essential topics like particulate matter, radon, VOCs, and asbestos. Learners will explore health effects, measurement techniques, and mitigation strategies related to indoor air contaminants. Additionally, it addresses building ventilation, indoor flow characteristics, and thermal comfort. With a duration of 720 minutes, the course is available through Starter and Professional subscription options, targeting individuals interested in maintaining healthy indoor environments.

Christopher Chao
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Christopher Chao