Macromodel for Assessing Residential Concentrations of Combustion Generated Pollutants
Simulation model of indoor air pollution concentration distributions for defined residential housing stocks; simulates indoor air pollution concentration distributions based on presence of indoor sources, local meteorology, and energy parameters such as house volume, insulation level, infiltration rate, and space/water heating efficiencies.
Keywords
indoor air quality, research
Validation/Testing
N/A
Expertise Required
Extensive knowledge of FORTRAN and mainframe computers.
Users
1 (LBNL Indoor Environment Program); still under development.
Audience
Professionals involved in Indoor air quality, modeling, environmental health, exposure assessment.
Input
Detailed description of housing stock to be modeled; major input parameters include local meteorology and distributions of indoor sources, space and water heating types, house volumes, insulation levels, and infiltration leakage areas.
Output
Distributions of indoor combustion-generated pollutants for the entire residential population and for selected sub-populations (e.g., houses with unvented kerosene heaters, malfunctioning space heaters, or tobacco smokers;
Computer Platform
Mainframe.
Programming Language
FORTRAN
Strengths
Only existing model that links indoor air pollution sources, residential energy parameters, and indoor air pollution concentrations for actual residential housing stocks.
Weaknesses
Model not fully validated; secondary heating sources not modeled; not available in a user-friendly or any other format.
Contact
Company: |
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
Address: |
Indoor Environment Program |
Telephone: |
(510) 486-4669 |
Facsimile: |
(510) 486-6658 |
E-mail: |
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Website: |
Availability
Under development; not currently available.