INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL Laboratory
The indoor environmental laboratory is a research environment designed to enable the experimental testing of indoor environmental factors under controlled conditions. The laboratory’s pilot phase is associated with the Building Health Center of Expertise and aims to generate new and useful knowledge about the functioning of an indoor environment laboratory for both research and educational purposes through collaboration between the university, companies, and other stakeholders.
The indoor environmental laboratory is located in Oulu, in the Alppila district, and is approximately 100 m² in size. It includes a room-scale environmental chamber, office and meeting spaces, other indoor environment laboratory equipment, and field research instruments.
Equipment and Services
The pilot laboratory provides a research environment with equipment and expertise for university research and teaching, and also serves the needs of companies and other stakeholders, for example, in testing new and existing technologies as well as addressing practical challenges and questions related to the indoor environment.
Environmental Chamber
- Room-scale
- Controlled temperature and humidity conditions
- Continuous monitoring
- Introduction and analysis of gases and fine particles
- Testing of new technologies, such as air purifiers and IoT sensors
- Demonstration of indoor environmental factors for educational purposes
Other Laboratory Equipment
The laboratory equipment allows for the observation and measurement of various indoor air factors, such as microbes, fine particles, and gases like carbon dioxide. It also enables the demonstration of other indoor environmental factors for educational purposes, such as lighting, acoustics, and thermal comfort.
- Laminar and fume hoods
- Warm and cold cabinets, and freezers
- Analytical services
- Monitoring
- Wireless IoT sensors
- Adjustable indoor environmental conditions
Field studies
The research environment also includes equipment and expert services for conducting field studies to meet the needs of various stakeholders.
- Thermal camera
- Temperature and humidity conditions
- IoT sensors for indoor air factors
- Monitoring and data logging
- Ventilation measurements
- Expert services
- Analytical services