Buildings,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(11), P. 3562 - 3562
Published: Nov. 8, 2024
This
study
explores
the
impact
of
Indoor
Environment
Quality
(IEQ)
on
health
and
productivity
office
workers
in
an
building
Fujisawa,
Kanagawa,
Japan.
Previous
studies
have
shown
that
IEQ
can
affect
physiological
responses
occupants,
such
as
skin
temperature,
heart
rate,
metabolic
which
are
indicators
productivity.
However,
most
took
place
controlled
laboratory
environments,
may
not
accurately
represent
real-life
experiences.
The
collected
subjective
objective
data
from
actual
occupied
space,
including
perceptions
IEQ,
health,
productivity,
measurements
parameters
thermal
environment,
light
indoor
air
quality,
acoustics.
used
correlation
linear
regression
methods
to
examine
relationship
between
data,
stable
environment
low
physical
intensity
work
contribute
weak
responses,
health–productivity
variables.
results
this
provide
insights
into
how
affects
psychological
well-being,
performance
real-world
settings.
Building Research & Information,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
52(6), P. 693 - 707
Published: Sept. 25, 2023
This
study
evaluates
thermal
sensitivity,
expectations,
and
adaptability
in
mixed-mode
ventilated
buildings
by
subjective
objective
assessments.
A
field
of
simultaneous
measurements
physical
environmental
parameters
right-here-right-now
surveys
was
conducted
three
office
from
summer
to
winter
humid
subtropical
climates.
The
confirmed
previous
findings
that
preferences
changes
as
the
ventilation
system
switches
between
natural
(NV)
air-conditioning
(AC).
Occupants
this
showed
more
sensitivity
temperature
than
previously
reported
ASHRAE
Standards,
yet
same
under
different
modes
operation.
neutral
0.5
oC
higher
predicted
55
both
Thermal
expectations
were
1.5
warmer
estimated
when
building
operated
AC,
while
almost
NV
mode.
comfort
range
0.75
wider
those
operation,
AC
research
provide
a
better
understanding
operations
perspectives
occupants,
important
for
designers
operation
managers.
