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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Nov 2.
Published in final edited form as: Indoor Air. 2017 Apr 27;27(5):868–879. doi: 10.1111/ina.12383

TABLE 5.

CO2 generation rates and steady-state concentrations at 273 K and 101 kPa for selected spaces of interest (calculations based on the mean body mass in each noted age range)

Space type Average CO2 generation rate (L/s•person) Outdoor air ventilation rate based on Standard 62.1 default occupancy (L/s•person) Steady-state CO2 concentration above outdoors (ppm(v))
Officea 0.0048 7.5   568
Conference rooma 0.0048 3.1 1557
Educational (5 to 8 y)b 0.0030 7.4   408
Lecture classroomc 0.0042 4.3   970
Lecture hall, fixed seatsd 0.0041 4.0 1036
Lobbye 0.0055 2.7 2042
Auditorium seating areaf 0.0048 2.7 1787
Outdoor air ventilation rate (h−1) and (L/s•person)
Residenceg 0.0040 0.2 (6.1)   660
0.0040 0.35 (10.7)   377
0.0040 0.5 (15.3)   264
Adult bedroomh 0.0036 0.2 (1.8) 1988
0.0036 0.35 (3.2) 1136
0.0036 0.5 (4.5)   795
Child’s bedroomi 0.0025 0.2 (2.5) 1014
0.0025 0.35 (4.3)   579
0.0025 0.5 (6.2)   406
a

50% male and 50% female, five occupants per 100 m2, ages 21 to 60 y; 1.4 met.

b

24 children at 1.4 met (50% male and 50% female), one adult female, 21 to 60 y; 1.6 met.

c

64 students at 1.2 met (50% male and 50% female, 16 to 20 y), one adult female, 21 to 60 y; 1.4 met.

d

148 students at 1.2 met (50% male and 50% female, 16 to 20 y), one adult female, 21 to 60 y; 1.4 met.

e

150 adults at 1.6 met (50% male and 50% female, 21 to 60 y); 1.6 met.

f

150 adults at 1.6 met (50% male and 50% female, 21 to 60 y); 1.4 met.

g

One male and one female, age 31 y to 40 y; one male and one female, age 6 y to 11 y; 1.4 met; dwelling volume 440 m3.

h

One male and one female, age 31 to 40 y; 1.0 met; bedroom volume 65 m3; outdoor air ventilation uniformly distributed throughout dwelling.

i

One male or one female, age 6 to 11 y; 1.0 met; bedroom volume 44 m3; outdoor air ventilation uniformly distributed throughout dwelling. [Correction added on 13 June 2017, after first online publication: steady-state CO2 concentration above outdoors unit has been changed from mg/m3 to ppm(v) in the column heading. And also, the values for office, conference room, adult bedroom have been altered from 643, 1577, 1958 to 568, 1557, 1988 respectively.]