A study on the effects of thermal, luminous, and acoustic environments on indoor environmental comfort in offices

• Published in: Building and environment Vol. 49; pp. 304 - 309
• Main Authors: Huang, Li, Zhu, Yingxin, Ouyang, Qin, Cao, Bin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier 01.03.2012
• Subjects: Acceptability; Acoustics; air quality; Applied sciences; Buildings; Buildings. Public works; Commercial building; Computation methods. Tables. Charts; environmental factors; Environmental quality; Exact sciences and technology; guidelines; Indoor; indoor environmental quality; Indoor environments; Offices; questionnaires; Structural analysis. Stresses; surveys; temperature; Thermal comfort; Types of buildings; Office building; Performance evaluation; Visual comfort; Thermal comfort; Questionnaire; Luminous environment; Indoor climate; Measurement result; Acoustic quality; Experimental study; Modeling; Controlled field survey; Environmental quality; Lighting; Classification; Field inquiry; Acoustic environment; Indoor environmental quality; Thermal environment
• ISSN: 0360-1323
• DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.07.022

In light of growing concerns about productivity, much more attention has focused on the indoor environment in offices in recent years. Standards typically address different environmental factors such as thermal comfort, indoor air quality, and aural and visual environments separately. In fact, these...