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In which country and under which building standard? Because I can tell you, I’ve been in plenty of modern buildings all over the world where there was clearly n
by lvturner 8y ago
In which country and under which building standard? Because I can tell you, I’ve been in plenty of modern buildings all over the world where there was clearly not enough oxygen in several of the rooms.
- antisthenes 8y agoMinor nitpick, but not enough oxygen is not the same as too much CO2.
- User23 8y agoFun fact: humans can't detect low oxygen at all, which is why nitrogen gas asphyxiation is something that happens by accident.
- kozak 8y ago"Not enough oxygen" is what laypeople usually say when they experience elevated concentration of CO2.
- lvturner 8y agoNitpick accepted :-)
- caymanjim 8y agoThat's not a minor nitpick. It's important to note the difference. If you double the amount of CO2 in a room, that's still not a lot of CO2, and if you displace oxygen to double it, you've still got tons of oxygen. Humans are hyper-sensitive to higher CO2 levels, even while still getting a lot of oxygen.
- chroem- 8y agoCertainly in any developed country, though I can't speak for the developing world. HVAC controls have been around basically for as long as we have been making large inhabited structures (nearly 100 years). I do this for my job in the US.
- lvturner 8y agoBoth in the UK and HK I’ve been in rooms where there is a clear lack of anything approximating clean and fresh air, be it faulty installation or poor adherence to code, I don’t know. Either way, at least on a personal level, increased awareness of the risks is not a non-issue :-)