Category: Environmental comfort

Hot Desking workplace arrangements are becoming popular post COVID-19 where employees follow a hybrid work culture to reduce the spread of infection. Therefore, the objective of this research is to identify the factors that contribute to the environmental satisfaction and work productivity of the occupants while reviewing the IEQ performance of the selected office. This … Continue reading Post Occupancy Evaluation in office: Study of environmental satisfaction and work productivity through hot desking system

Achieving thermal comfort using dynamic insulation and photovoltaics in extreme climates Continue reading Indoor Environmental Quality and Comfort

Achieving thermal comfort using dynamic insulation and photovoltaics in extreme climates Continue reading Thermal Performance of a Precast Roof Assembly

This study investigates the effects of indoor air quality (IAQ) parameters (short term-changes in indoor CO2 and PM2.5 concentration) on four human bio signals. Pearson correlation, stepwise linear regression and random forest are applied in data analysis. The bio-signals (among four bio-signals) most associated with IAQ parameters, participants’ IAQ evaluation and thermal comfort are determined. … Continue reading Indoor Air Quality for Human Health in Residential Buildings

The project proposes an integrative approach that developed a community member-centered framework for determining the heating system control of the building through multi-standard decision-making driven by bio-sensing, which could establish a tailor-made building environment control system to reduce energy consumption and improve comfort of occupants. Continue reading Multi-occupancy Environmental Control for Smart Connected Communities

The indoor environmental conditions at 1865 workstations from over 60 modern office buildings were studied as part of an integrated Post Occupancy Evaluation study. The offices were located in research and development, public, private, and commercial buildings. Measured IEQ data and occupant responses were correlated with human factors such as age, gender, and spatial factors … Continue reading Impacts of Building Performance on Occupants’ Work Productivity

The study investigates the possibility of the use of bio-signals to assess indoor environmental satisfaction in multi-occupancy conditions while solving out the potential conflict between different occupants’ diverse environmental preferences. This study adopted multiple Machine-Learning algorithms to identify the relationship between bio-signals and IEQ in multi-occupancy condition. Considering all human bio-signals, IEQ elements, and gender … Continue reading The Potential Use of Multi-Occupant Bio-signals for High-Performance Building Control Mechanisms