Building and Environment

(1)Review and comparison of HVAC operation guidelines in different countries during the COVID-19 pandemic,by Mingyue Guo,Peng Xu,Tong Xiao,et al,Article 107368 Abstract:Various organizations and societies around the globe have issued guidelines in response to the coronavirus disease(COVID-19)and virus(SARS-CoV-2).In this paper,heating,ventilating,and air-conditioning-related guidelines or documents in several major countries and regions have been reviewed and compared,including those issued by the American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers,the Federation of European Heating,Ventilation,and Air Conditioning Associations,the Society of Heating,Air-Conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan,Architectural Society of China,and the Chinese Institute of Refrigeration.Most terms and suggestions in these guidelines are consistent with each other,although there are some conflicting details,reflecting the underlying uncertainty surrounding the transmission mechanism and characteristics of COVID-19 in buildings.