Ventilation and indoor air quality
Ventilation: function and challenges
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Ventilation and indoor air quality
Ventilation: function and challenges

Author : André BERGNER

Publication date: August 10, 2018 | Lire en français

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1. Ventilation and indoor air quality

Ventilation, whether natural or mechanical, is essential to ensure good-quality indoor air. It aims to satisfy hygiene and comfort needs, in particular by :

  • the supply of fresh air, in particular to avoid confinement, ensure the proper operation of combustion appliances and combat humidity and condensation;

  • the evacuation of air contaminated by various pollutants.

1.1 Health risks

Living in a poorly ventilated home can have serious consequences for your health. The point of ventilation is to bring in fresh air, which is fresher and, above all, drier than the stale air in the home.

Indeed, an unventilated home is a damp dwelling where all...

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