Building users' perceptions of importance of indoor environmental quality in long-term care facilities

Huang, Ying-Chia; Chu, Chiao-Lee; Lee, Shu-Nu Chang; Lan, Shou‐Jen; Hsieh, Chen‐Hsi; Hsieh, Yen‐Ping

doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.05.004

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“…9 Most previous studies have shown the physical and psychological status of building users affected by noise. 1 This is a copy of the "Post-print" (i.e., the authors' final draft, post-refereeing). Published as: Wang, C., Si, Y., Abdul-Rahman, H., & Wood, L. C. (in press).…”

Section: Acoustic Comfortmentioning

confidence: 99%

Noise annoyance and loudness: Acoustic performance of residential buildings in tropics

Chen

Abdul‐Rahman

et al. 2015

Building Services Engineering Research and Technology

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Acoustic properties of residential building are often neglected by designers, developers, contractors, and even home buyers. Noises from both the internal and external environments affect occupants' daily lives. This motivates the current study which aims to identify all types of audible noises in Malaysian residential buildings and to determine the physical and psychological impacts of noise loudness and annoyance on occupants in various types of residential buildings. A questionnaire was conducted covering 19 types of noises in residential buildings with participants assessing the loudness and annoyance level. There were 171 valid forms collected from around Malaysia for analysis from 1000 posted forms, responding rate of 17.1%. Traffic noises were deemed as the most undesired type of noise, followed by the noises from neighbors and animals. More interestingly, the annoyance experienced in relation to noise from traffic and neighbors was inter-correlated. While many animal noises such as birds chirping, rooster calls, and insect noise cause little irritation to occupants, dogs barking are significantly more annoying to the occupants. Job stress and occupants' sensitivity to noise are highly correlated with many types of noises. Generally, the influences of human-related factors are more significantly related to the housing-related factors on the perceived noise loudness and annoyance. Practical application: The result of this study could directly assist building developers and architects to enhance the acoustic (sound) properties of residential buildings. This study will guide potential property buyers how to look into the acoustic performance of the building that they are going to purchase and to stay in. All types of audible noises annoying residents in full range of residential buildings are identified and categorized in this study. The loudness and annoyance of each type of noise to resident occupants were addressed. The physical and psychological impacts of noise loudness and annoyance to the occupants in different type of residential buildings are determined, which will improve the fullness of industry standards as well regarding acoustic concern as a trend.

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Section: Acoustic Comfortmentioning

confidence: 99%

Noise annoyance and loudness: Acoustic performance of residential buildings in tropics

Chen

Abdul‐Rahman

et al. 2015

Building Services Engineering Research and Technology

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“…Hence, building performance management could be improved by studying the specific needs of user groups. Rating systems do not currently accomplish this task (Huang et al, 2013;Lai & Yik, 2009). Moreover, the abovementioned rating systems do not facilitate continual building performance assessment, which is an important consideration for building performance management.…”

Section: Building Performance Assessmentmentioning

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Developing a level of service (LOS) index for operational management of public buildings

Ruparathna

Hewage

Sadiq

2017

Sustainable Cities and Society

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Even though there is a large body of knowledge related to buildings, only a limited number of examples with a focus on asset management exist in published literature. More importantly, current literature lacks rating systems that support tactical and operational management of building infrastructure. This paper addresses the aforementioned knowledge gap and building industry requirement by proposing an index for operational management of a public building using building level of service (LOS). In the context of buildings, LOS is defined as an assessment of the operational performance provided to building users, society, and the environment. A fuzzy synthetic evaluation (FSE)-based method was used to assess the LOS of buildings. First, key performance categories and indicators were defined for operating building performance assessment. Indicators and benchmarks were customized for an aquatic centre building. A case study was conducted to demonstrate the application of the LOS index. Results from this approach provides an assessment of the operational performance of the aquatic centre building with respect to nine LOS performance categories. Overall building LOS was evaluated as good for the three pseudo scenarios considered. The proposed LOS index facilitates asset management of public buildings by providing information for operational, tactical, and strategic decision making.

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“…Previous studies have examined indoor air quality perceptions of building occupants of energy efficient buildings [18]. Similarly, occupants and building professionals' perceptions of the importance of various indoor environmental quality criteria have been investigated [19][20][21]. Furthermore, studies of building professionals' attitudes towards sustainable construction/development [22][23][24][25][26], climate policy [27], and the impact of energy conservation regulations on the achievement of low energy buildings [28] have been conducted.…”

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Indoor air quality and the suitability of mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR) systems in energy efficient social housing projects: perceptions of UK building professionals

McGill

Oyedele

Keeffe

et al. 2014

International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Ur

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The quality of indoor air in energy efficient buildings is a significantly important yet under-researched area, particularly in a social housing context. This study investigated perceptions of UK building professionals regarding the effect of energy efficient design strategies on indoor air quality. In-depth interviews were conducted with building professionals of four recently completed UK energy efficient social housing projects. The interviews explored perceptions of the importance of indoor air quality consideration during the design process, the impact of energy efficient design strategies on indoor air and the application of Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery systems in a social housing context. The results suggest a significant lack of attention to indoor air quality in energy efficient social housing projects; attributed by a lack of knowledge, perceived costs associated with indoor air quality strategies, focus on energy efficiency goals and a fundamental lack of motivation. Furthermore, major shortcomings of Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery systems in social housing were emphasised by the building professionals, suggesting an urgent need to re-evaluate the suitability of these systems in a social housing context. The results can be used to aid the development of effective, sustainable social housing schemes that ensure the protection of occupant health and wellbeing.

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Building users' perceptions of importance of indoor environmental quality in long-term care facilities

Cited by 25 publications

References 13 publications

Noise annoyance and loudness: Acoustic performance of residential buildings in tropics

Noise annoyance and loudness: Acoustic performance of residential buildings in tropics

Developing a level of service (LOS) index for operational management of public buildings

Indoor air quality and the suitability of mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR) systems in energy efficient social housing projects: perceptions of UK building professionals

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