Publications
X Author: Brett C Singer
2026
Um, Chai Yoon, Chelsea V Preble, Haoran Zhao, William W Delp, Thomas W Kirchstetter, Jiayu Li, Stefano Schiavon, and Brett C Singer."Influence of overhead HVAC and aerosol control strategies on coarse mode particle dispersion and exposure in a full-scale room experiment."Building and Environment
293 (2026). DOI
Faulkner, Cary A, Cerrina Mouchref, Belal Abboushi, Meghan McNulty, Timothy I Salsbury, Brett C Singer, Michael D Sohn, and Gabe Arnold."Analysis of strategies to meet ASHRAE S241 infectious aerosol control targets by space type and region using EnergyPlus™ simulations."Building and Environment
287 (2026). DOI
2025
Zhao, Haoran, Eric Martin, Tanvir Khan, David Chasar, Jeffrey Sonne, Charles R Withers Jr, Marion L Russell, William W Delp, Wanyu R Chan, Iain S Walker, and Brett C Singer."Mechanical ventilation and indoor air quality in recently constructed homes in the humid climate of the Southeast U.S.."Indoor Environments
2.4 (2025). DOI
Dallo, Federico, Thomas Parkinson, Carlos Duarte, Stefano Schiavon, Chai Yoon Um, Mark P Modera, Paul Raftery, Carlo Barbante, and Brett C Singer."Using smart thermostats to reduce indoor exposure to wildfire fine particulate matter (PM2.5)."Indoor Environments
2.2 (2025). DOI
Holm, Stephanie M, Brett C Singer, Mi-Suk Kang Dufour, Woody Delp, James E. S Nolan, Jacob Bueno de Mesquita, Bailey Ward, Yahna Williamson, O’Philia Le, Marion L Russell, Kim G Harley, and John Balmes."Measured air quality impacts after teaching parents about cooking ventilation with a video: a pilot study."Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology
35.2 (2025) 223-232. DOI
Um, Chai Yoon, William W Delp, Rowan C Blacklock, and Brett C Singer."Demonstration of a novel tracer gas method to investigate indoor air mixing and movement."Indoor Environments
2.1 (2025). DOI
Singh, Aditya, Brent Stephens, Mohammad Heidarinejad, Brett Stinson, Elliott Gall, Jeff Wagner, Brett C Singer, Shelly Miller, Nayamin Martinez, Ruben Rodriguez, and Gina Solomon."Development and laboratory evaluation of a do-it-yourself (DIY) filtration solution for residential evaporative coolers to reduce indoor wildfire smoke exposure."Building and Environment
270 (2025) 112475. DOI
Solomon, Gina, Nayamin Martinez, Julie Von Behren, Isabella Kaser, David Chang, Aditya Singh, Stephanie Jarmul, Shelly Miller, Peggy Reynolds, Mohammad Heidarinejad, Brent Stephens, Brett C Singer, Jeff Wagner, and John Balmes."Evaporative coolers and wildfire smoke exposure: a climate justice issue in hot, dry regions."Frontiers in Public Health
13 (2025). DOI
2024
Li, Jiayu, Haoran Zhao, Marion L Russell, William W Delp, Alexandra L Johnson, Xiaochen Tang, Iain S Walker, and Brett C Singer."Air pollutant exposure concentrations from cooking a meal with a gas or induction cooktop and the effectiveness of two recirculating range hoods with filters."Indoor Environments
1.4 (2024). DOI
2022
Delp, William W, Brennan Less, Haoran Zhao, Spencer M Dutton, Wanyu R Chan, and Brett C Singer."Simulation-Based Analysis of Impacts of Reduced Envelope and Duct Air Leakage on Indoor Air Pollutant Concentrations in Occupied Manufactured Homes."
(2022).
Tang, Hao, Yong Ding, Xue Liu, and Brett C Singer."Investigating the influence of environmental information on perceived indoor environmental quality: An exploratory study."Journal of Building Engineering
48 (2022). DOI
2021
de Mesquita, P. Jacob Bueno, William W Delp, Wanyu R Chan, William P Bahnfleth, and Brett C Singer."Control of airborne infectious disease in buildings: evidence and research priorities."Indoor Air
(2021). DOI
Singer, Brett C, Haoran Zhao, Chelsea V Preble, William W Delp, Jovan Pantelic, Michael D Sohn, and Thomas W Kirchstetter."Measured Influence of Overhead HVAC on Exposure to Airborne Contaminants from Simulated Speaking in a Meeting and a Classroom."Indoor Air
(2021). DOI
Singer, Brett C, Wanyu R Chan, William W Delp, Iain S Walker, and Haoran Zhao."Effective Kitchen Ventilation for Healthy Zero Net Energy Homes with Natural Gas."
(2021).
Demanega, Ingrid, Igor Mujan, Brett C Singer, Aleksandar S Andelkovic, Francesco Babich, and Dusan Licina."Performance assessment of low-cost environmental monitors and single sensors under variable indoor air quality and thermal conditions."Building and Environment
187.January 2021 (2021). DOI
2020
Zhao, Haoran, Wanyu R Chan, William W Delp, Hao Tang, Iain S Walker, and Brett C Singer."Factors Impacting Range Hood Use in California Houses and Low-Income Apartments."International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
17 (2020). DOI
Tang, Hao, Yong Ding, and Brett C Singer."Post-occupancy evaluation of indoor environmental quality in ten nonresidential buildings in Chongqing, China."Journal of Building Engineering
32.November (2020). DOI
Zhao, Haoran, Wanyu R Chan, Sebastian Cohn, William W Delp, Iain S Walker, and Brett C Singer."Dataset: Indoor air quality in new and renovated low‐income apartments with mechanical ventilation and natural gas cooking in California."
(2020). DOI
Zhao, Haoran, Wanyu R Chan, Sebastian Cohn, William W Delp, Iain S Walker, and Brett C Singer."Indoor Air Quality in New and Renovated Low‐Income Apartments with Mechanical Ventilation and Natural Gas Cooking in California."Indoor Air
(2020). DOI
Destaillats, Hugo, Brett C Singer, and Tunga Salthammer."Does vaping affect indoor air quality?."Indoor Air
30.5 (2020). DOI
Martin, Eric, Tanvir Khan, David Chasar, Jeff Sonne, Samuel Rosenberg, Chrissi Antonopoulos, Cheryn Metzger, Wanyu R Chan, Brett C Singer, and Michael Lubliner."Characterization of Mechanical Ventilation Systems in New US Homes: What types of systems are out there and are they functioning as intended?."Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings
(2020).
Zhao, Haoran, Wanyu R Chan, William W Delp, Iain S Walker, and Brett C Singer."Measured Performance of Over the Range Microwave Range Hoods."
(2020).
Pistochini, Theresa, Caton Mande, Mark Modera, Sarah Outcault, Angela Sanguinetti, Wanyu R Chan, Spencer M Dutton, Brett C Singer, and Xiwang Li."Improving Ventilation and Indoor Environmental Quality in California K-12 Schools."
(2020).