Facilities

The Built Environment and Health (BEH) Research Group at UTA maintains a variety of equipment and facilities for our experimental research. Facilities include the Built Environment and Health (BEH) lab in the Engineering Laboratory Building (ELAB) and a new “Modular Building”. A controlled environmental chamber will be available in January 2025.

A walk-in environmental chamber will be available in a new Modular Building at UTA in January 2025.

A large suite of experimental equipment includes:

1. Indoor and outdoor air quality

    • TSI P-Trak Ultrafine Particle Counter (20 to 1000 nm particles, 1x)
    • TSI AeroTrak Particle Counter (0.3 to 10 µm particles, 1x)
    • TSI Q-Trak XP Indoor Air Quality Monitor (1x)
      • VOC (low) sensor (1x)
      • VOC (high) sensor (1x)
      • TVOC sensor (1x)
      • HCHO sensor (1x)
      • NO2 sensor (1x)
      • NO sensor (1x)
      • O3 sensor (1x)
      • H2S sensor (1x)
      • Cl sensor (1x)
      • NH3 sensor (1x)
      • CO sensor (1x)
      • CO2 sensor (1x)
    • Airthings Wave Plus for radon, CO2, and VOCs (1x)
    • Awair Element for VOCs and CO2 (1x)
    • uHoo Smart Air Monitor for VOCs, CO2, PM2.5, ozone, and NO2 (1x)
    • IQAir AirVisual Pro for PM2.5 and CO2 (1x)
    • Purple Air PA-ZEN for PM1, PM2.5, PM10 (1x)
    • Lascar Easylog EL-WEM IAQ monitor for PM2.5, PM10, and VOCs (1x)
    • Kaiterra Sensedege for PM2.5, VOCs, and CO2 (1x)
    • Amazon Smart Air Quality Monitor for PM2.5, VOCs, and CO (1x)
    • Temtop Air Quality Monitor for PM2.5, PM10, and CO2 (1x)
    • AirKnight IAQ Monitor for VOCs and CO2 (1x)
    • Foobot Foobot Air Quality Monitor for PM2.5 and VOCs (1x)
    • Evehome Eve Room for VOCs (1x)
    • Temtop M10 for PM2.5, CO2 (1x)
    • Atmo AtmoCube for PM2.5, VOCs, and CO2 (1x)
    • Extech CO250 for CO2 (1x)

    2. Environmental Parameters

    • Testo Testo 175 T3 for temperature (1x)
    • Testo Testo 0602 1793 Air Probe, Type K  (1x)
    • FLUKE Solar Irradiance Meter, FLK-IRR1-SOL (1x)
    • FLIR TG54 IR Camera (1x)
    • FLIR E5 Pro IR Camera (1x)
    • Energy Conservatory Blower Door (envelope airtightness) (2x)
    • Decagon Aqua Lab surface water activity/temperature sensors (3x)
    • General Tools MMD950 moisture meter (2x)

    3. HVAC systems and airflows

    • Energy Conservatory Blower Door (envelope airtightness) (1x)
    • Energy Conservatory DG-700 differential pressure gauges (1x)
    • Energy Conservatory TrueFlow plates (air handler flow, 1x)
    • Energy Conservatory Duct Blaster (duct leakage) (1x)
    • Energy Conservatory exhaust fan flow meter (1x)
    • Fluke 975 air velocity meter (1x)
    • Digi-sense data logging anemometers (3x)