Friday 04 Dec 20The importance of ventilation for sleep quality and well-being is being studied in experiment involving subjects sleeping in climate chambers at DTU. An experiment with ventilation in rooms where people sleep is designed to establish the importance of fresh air to sleep and well-being. “It’s not certain that we’ll be able to say, based on our study, that levels below 800 ppm have a positive effect. Particles and organic compoundsThe experiment measuring CO2 during sleep kicked off a year ago and will form part of a large study of sleep habits and air quality in Danish bedrooms. Following completion of all the substudies in 2022, the researchers will compile all their data and use them to plan a study with about 30 subjects, whose sleep quality will be measured in different scenarios with varying ventilation rates.
