Literature survey on how different factors influence human comfort in indoor environments

Frontczak, Monika Joanna; Wargocki, Paweł

doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2010.10.021

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“…These studies generally indicate a tendency of a higher satisfaction with IEQ in enclosed offices rather than in open spatial layouts (e.g., [39,41,42]). This trend -also found in [1,29] -has been only partially confirmed by preliminary results of an ongoing research work by the authors on the selected subset of the CBE database. As a matter of fact, it must be considered that, in some cases, occupants may show greater satisfaction and engagement with their tasks in the shared workplace, possibly due to superior arousal and communication with their coworkers [43].…”

Section: Occupant Satisfaction With Ieq In Office Buildingssupporting

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“…Table 5 below presents the total number and distribution of individual occupants' responses in LEED and non-LEED certified buildings based on the consideration of various 'non-environmental' factors, such as spatial layout, features of the workspace and of the building, occupants' characteristics and working activities. The use of the term 'non-environmental' derives from a literature survey reported in [29] to indicate "factors, unrelated to environmental quality, that influence whether indoor environments are considered to be comfortable or not".…”

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Occupant satisfaction in LEED and non-LEED certified buildings

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Occupant satisfaction in LEED and non-LEED certified buildings

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2013

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“…Humphreys outlines the pitfalls associated with combining IEQ categories into one index [48]. Frontczak and Wargocki [23] summarized much of the literature available on IEQ category weighting, two of which are included in Table 4. Kim and de Dear [51], using the Center for the Built Environment IEQ survey database described in [52], looked at relationships between IEQ categories and overall workspace satisfaction.…”

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“…While many of the methods presented in these studies overlap, there are important differences that highlight multiple issues with such scoring systems. While Frontczak and Wargocki [23] discussed the comfort-related conclusions of many of these studies, there has not been a literature review conducted on the specifics of these IEQ model scoring systems. The literature on this subject uses many different terms to describe a similar goal, including IEQ model, IEQ index, rating system, and scoring system.…”

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Indoor environmental quality assessment models: A literature review and a proposed weighting and classification scheme

Heinzerling

Schiavon

Webster

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Building and Environment

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This paper explores the existing literature on indoor environmental quality (IEQ) evaluation models and proposes a new weighting and classification scheme. Studies that attempt to provide IEQ assessment of commercial buildings through a scoring system are reviewed and critiqued. Objective and subjective evaluation methods and correlations are discussed. The use of assessment categories (classes) in IEQ models is critiqued and an argument is proposed against their adoption. IEQ weighting schemes are summarized and compared against a newly developed scheme based on 52,980 occupant responses in office buildings. A binary assessment classification scheme is proposed in alignment with the ASHRAE/CIBSE/USGBC Performance Measurement Protocols for Commercial Buildings.

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“…Simultaneously, some other environment factors, for example air temperature, relative humidity, and luminance, were also measured for other further analysis (Frontczak and Wargocki 2011).…”

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Effect of sound-related activities on human behaviours and acoustic comfort in urban open spaces

Meng

Kang

2016

Science of The Total Environment

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Human activities are important to landscape design and urban planning; however, the effect of sound-related activities on human behaviours and acoustic comfort has not been considered. The objective of this study is to explore how human behaviours and acoustic comfort in urban open spaces can be changed by sound-related activities. On-site measurements were performed at a case study site in Harbin, China, and an acoustic comfort survey was simultaneously conducted. In terms of effect of sound activities on human behaviours, music-related activities caused 5.1-21.5% of persons who pass by the area to stand and watch the activity, while there was a little effect on the number of persons who performed excises during the activity. Human activities generally have little effect on the behaviour of pedestrians when only 1 to 3 persons are involved in the activities, while a deep effect on the behaviour of pedestrians is noted when more than 6 persons are involved in the activities. In terms of effect of activities on acoustic comfort, music-related activities can increase the sound level from 10.8 to 16.4 dBA, while human activities such RS and PC can increase the sound level from 9.6 to 12.8 dBA; however, they lead to very different acoustic comfort. The acoustic comfort of persons can differ with activities, for example the acoustic comfort of persons who stand watch can increase by music-related activities, while the acoustic comfort of persons who sit and watch can decrease by human sound-related activities. Some sound-related activities can show opposite trend of acoustic comfort between visitors and citizens. Persons with higher income prefer music sound-related activities, while those with lower income prefer human sound-related activities.

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Literature survey on how different factors influence human comfort in indoor environments

Cited by 910 publications

References 36 publications

Occupant satisfaction in LEED and non-LEED certified buildings

Occupant satisfaction in LEED and non-LEED certified buildings

Indoor environmental quality assessment models: A literature review and a proposed weighting and classification scheme

Effect of sound-related activities on human behaviours and acoustic comfort in urban open spaces

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