Development of an Indoor Environmental Quality Assessment Tool for the Rating of Offices in Real Working Conditions

Devitofrancesco, Anna; Belussi, Lorenzo; Meroni, Italo; Scamoni, Fabio

doi:10.3390/su11061645

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“…On the contrary, in Ref. [ 46 ] a weighting system is introduced as part of the multi-criteria model that has been proposed to measure the overall IEQ performance for office spaces. In this research, differently than in the cited literature, the evaluation methodology aims at combining the performances related to the indoor environment to the energy ones, encouraging their combined control.…”

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Pursuing occupants’ health and well-being in building management: Definition of new metrics based on indoor air parameters

Vergerio

Becchio

2022

Building and Environment

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Pursuing occupants’ health and well-being in building management: Definition of new metrics based on indoor air parameters

Vergerio

Becchio

2022

Building and Environment

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“…IEQ [29], etc., while human-centric evaluation indicators mainly focus on surveys of household satisfaction [30].…”

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The Post-Occupancy Dilemma in Green-Rated Buildings: A Performance Gap Analysis

Li¹,

Li²,

Skitmore³

et al. 2022

Journal of Green Building

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The traditional construction industry has a significant and far-reaching impact on the environment, economy, and society. Green-certified buildings, with LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method), DGNB (Deutsches Gütesiegel Nachhaltiges Bauen), or other certifications during the design stage, have great potential for increasing the effective use of resources and energy, reducing pollution, etc., and so their number has increased greatly in recent years. The post-occupancy evaluation (POE) of green buildings involves assessing whether they meet expected performance during the in-use phase and comprises four steps: (i) carrying out the research purpose/goal; (ii) determining the research objectives; (iii) conducting data collection, analysis, and visualization; and (iv) obtaining the results and drawing conclusions. However, there is a lack of reviews of POE research and analysis of reasons for actual performance gaps. In response and through a comprehensive literature review/analysis, this article summarizes the actual performance gaps of various greencertified projects, analyzes the reasons for failures, and proposes potential solutions. It is found that 74%, 12%, and 14% of the projects perform better, similar, and worse, respectively, than their non-green counterparts. Future POE green building projects can be optimized from the perspective of the building, user, and POE system. To optimize green building actual performance, it is important to ensure the sufficient education of installation and maintenance personnel and occupants’ green behavior, while interior design and decoration, the impact of user demographics, and POE performance indicators are key factors to be considered in green building design strategies and lifecycle evaluation systems.

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“…7 The permissible levels that cannot be exceeded: benzene ([45]; [12]), formaldehyde [29]; [45]) and PM 2.5 [47]. 8 Two-month average value measured in winter [45;11]).…”

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“…Devitofrancesco et al [8] developed an IEQ assessment tool for offices that can be used under real working conditions. It was based on the measuring protocols of IEQ indicators stipulated in several European and international standards.…”

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TAIL, a new scheme for rating indoor environmental quality in offices and hotels undergoing deep energy renovation (EU ALDREN project)

Wargocki

Wei

Bendžalová³

et al. 2021

Energy and Buildings

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To avoid health risks and discomfort, the European Energy Performance for Building Directive (EPBD) mandates that ''Member States should support energy performance upgrades of existing buildings that contribute to achieving a healthy indoor environment." There is, however, no widely accepted method for rating the overall level of indoor environmental quality (IEQ), although several different approaches are proposed by standards, guidelines, and certification schemes. To fill this void, a new classification rating scheme called TAIL was developed to rate IEQ in offices and hotels undergoing deep energy renovation during their normal use; the scheme is a part of the energy certification method developed by the EU ALDREN project. The TAIL scheme standardizes rating of the quality of the thermal (T) environment, acoustic (A) environment, indoor air (I), and luminous (L) environment, and by using these ratings, it provides a rating of the overall level of IEQ. Twelve parameters are rated by measurements, modelling, and observation to provide the input to the overall rating of IEQ. Their quality levels are determined primarily using Standard EN-16798-1 and World Health Organization (WHO) air quality guidelines and are expressed by colours and Roman numerals to improve communication. The TAIL rating was shown to discriminate IEQ levels when its feasibility was examined in eleven buildings across Europe to provide support for its applicability and input for further modifications. Opportunities for using the scheme in other types of buildings and for its further development and application are discussed.

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Development of an Indoor Environmental Quality Assessment Tool for the Rating of Offices in Real Working Conditions

Cited by 16 publications

References 31 publications

Pursuing occupants’ health and well-being in building management: Definition of new metrics based on indoor air parameters

Pursuing occupants’ health and well-being in building management: Definition of new metrics based on indoor air parameters

The Post-Occupancy Dilemma in Green-Rated Buildings: A Performance Gap Analysis

TAIL, a new scheme for rating indoor environmental quality in offices and hotels undergoing deep energy renovation (EU ALDREN project)

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