Constructing thermal comfort: Investigating the effect of vegetation on indoor thermal comfort through a four season thermal comfort quasi-experiment

Mangone, Giancarlo; Kurvers, Stanley; Luscuere, P.G.

doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.07.019

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“…In the Netherlands in an office building, researchers controlled indoor temperatures and the presence or absence of plants (quasi-experiment) [169]. Users felt more thermally comfortable when plants were present in the room [169].…”

Section: The Influence Of Control and Layoutmentioning

confidence: 99%

A review of human thermal comfort in the built environment

Rupp

Vásquez

Lamberts

2015

Energy and Buildings

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Section: The Influence Of Control and Layoutmentioning

confidence: 99%

A review of human thermal comfort in the built environment

Rupp

Vásquez

Lamberts

2015

Energy and Buildings

699

282

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“…4Only eight studies (16%) reported the distance from the participants to the indoor plants, with the shortest distance being 0.5 m [45][46][47]58] and the longest 2.9 m [29]. (5) A total of 21 studies (42%) reported the room size, with the smallest being 10 m 2 [23,25] and 24.219 m 3 [28] and the largest 10,000 m 2 [52]. (6) Only 13 studies (26%) reported the room climate (15-27 • C, 34-70% humidity, 420-1365.5 lux) ( Table 1).…”

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Effects of Indoor Plants on Self-Reported Perceptions: A Systemic Review

Han

Ruan

2019

Sustainability

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Bringslimark, Hartig, and Pati conducted a literature review of empirical studies investigating the psychological benefits of indoor plants, all of which adopted an experimental design and were written in English. However, the researchers did not follow the rigorous Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) protocol. Additionally, the reviewed data were obtained at least a decade ago, and thus require an update. Therefore, the present article reports a systemic review of the quantitative empirical research (in English and Chinese) exploring the effects of indoor plants on subjective psychological perceptions. The information sources were mainly Web of Science (1900–) and WANFANG DATA (1980–), in which only empirical studies using quantitative methods were selected. The eligibility criteria were studies (1) involving any participants, (2) regarding indoor plants (real or surrogates) as an intervention, excluding those equipped with a power-driven biofilter, (3) involving comparators to facilitate within-subject and between-subject comparisons, (4) presenting psychological perceptions as outcome measures, and (5) of all study designs. The two authors collected 45 journal papers (with 50 studies in total). The (1) authors and publication years, (2) participants’ nationalities, sex, and age, (3) number of interventions, (4) duration of plant exposure, (5) participant–plant distance, (6) experiment room size, (7) room climate (i.e., lighting, temperature, and humidity), (8) study designs (i.e., experimental, field experimental, quasi-experimental, field quasi-experimental, or survey designs), and (9) self-reported perceptions (i.e., emotion, cognition, health, restoration, thermal comfort, productivity, and satisfaction) were identified and reviewed. These 50 studies were also analyzed for their quality. Most had moderate research quality. The synthesized results of the reviewed studies showed that the most noticeable effects of indoor plants on participants were increasing positive emotions and reducing negative feelings, followed by reducing physical discomfort. Because members of the general public today spend most of their time indoors and are faced with increasingly severe problems associated with physical–mental health and wellbeing, the application of indoor plants to improving people’s physical–mental health is worth exploring.

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“…• Vegetation has been found to improve occupant comfort, as well as their perception of the quality of their environment, including thermal comfort and acoustics. 59,98,104 • Several research studies indicate the possible effect of vegetation on IAQ. 40,41,62 However, there is still a lack of solid and relevant data available to understand the true pollutant-removal mechanisms and factors in these systems (plant species, microorganism types, gas composition, light source, number of plants), its cooling effect within indoor environments and the effect of these systems on the energy performance of the building.…”

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“…The evapotranspiration from plants is said to lower temperatures around the planting environment. 59 It is shown to be possible to use the evapotranspiration of plants for air cooling and humidity control. 90,101,102 In 2011, a study of indoor living systems performed in warm climates tested different substrates, and the following was concluded: 103 1.…”

Section: Thermal Control and Biological Purifiersmentioning

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A review of green systems within the indoor environment

Moya

Dobbelsteen

Ottelé

et al. 2018

Indoor and Built Environment

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This paper reviews the state of art of vegetation systems and their effect on the indoor environmental quality (IEQ), based on scientific studies from the past 30 years. Some studies have shown that biophilic workspaces and interaction with plants may change human attitudes, behaviours, improve productivity and the overall well-being. Evapotranspiration from plants helps lowering the temperature around the planting environment and this can be utilised for air cooling and humidity control. Also, indoor greenery can be used to reduce sound levels as a passive acoustic insulation system. Living wall systems in combination with biofiltration are emerging technologies to provide beneficial effects on improvement of indoor comfort. Several studies have indicated that green systems may improve indoor air quality and that they have different pathways for pollutant removal of volatile organic compounds. The plant root zone in potted plants may be an effective area for removing volatile organic compounds under controlled conditions. In conclusion, the full capacity of plants in real-life settings will need to be clarified to establish the true pollutant-removal mechanisms and the general effect on IEQ. The effects of green systems in combination with mechanical elements such as conventional heating, ventilation and air conditioning would need to be studied.

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Constructing thermal comfort: Investigating the effect of vegetation on indoor thermal comfort through a four season thermal comfort quasi-experiment

Cited by 46 publications

References 30 publications

A review of human thermal comfort in the built environment

A review of human thermal comfort in the built environment

Effects of Indoor Plants on Self-Reported Perceptions: A Systemic Review

A review of green systems within the indoor environment

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