Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Handbook of Indoor Air Quality |
Editors | Y. Zhang, P.K. Hopke, C. Mandin |
Place of Publication | Singapore |
Publisher | Springer |
Publication date | 2022 |
Pages | 1371–1396 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-981-16-7679-6 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-981-16-7680-2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Abstract
This chapter sets out a rationale and some detailed recommendations for
selecting the most efficient metrics and methods for applied research on
how any factor that determines Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) –
such as Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) – affects building occupants, with the
specific purpose of obtaining a scientific basis for the economic and
engineering decisions that must be made when constructing and operating
buildings. These are decisions that affect a building’s first cost,
operating cost, energy-efficiency, environmental impact, and
sustainability. The expense of meeting the goals in each of these areas
must be justified in terms of how IEQ will affect the occupants of the
building in terms of their health, comfort, and performance. There may
be costs and benefits in each of these areas, and the IEQ effects on
them must be quantified if they are to be used in cost-benefit analyses
to justify the above expenses. The metrics and measures and the research
strategy discussed in this chapter can be used for this applied
purpose, to assess the effects of any environmental factor in the indoor
environment, including those determining thermal conditions, air
quality, acoustic conditions, and lighting.