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Stuffy nights: elevated bedroom carbon dioxide concentrations indicate inadequate ventilation in Wellington homes
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Stuffy nights: elevated bedroom carbon dioxide concentrations indicate inadequate ventilation in Wellington homes

Julie Bennett, Elinor Chisholm, William J Trompetter, Perry K Davy, Angela Campbell and Caroline Halley
New Zealand medical journal, Vol.139(1637), pp.157-163
26/06/2026
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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/51630

Abstract

carbon dioxide indoor air quality productivity sleep quality ventilation
Despite people spending approximately one-third of their lives asleep, bedroom ventilation in New Zealand homes remains poorly characterised. Existing research is limited to one small study (seven households with two bedrooms monitored per household, n=14) that reported bedroom CO2 concentrations of up to 4,000ppm. Therefore, this pilot study aimed to contribute to the evidence base by measuring and evaluating bedroom CO2 concentrations in a sample of Wellington households.

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