Metrics and Methods (Performance Indicators, Methods, and Measurement)

David Peter Wyon

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingEncyclopedia chapterCommunication

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.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHandbook of Indoor Air Quality
EditorsY. Zhang, P.K. Hopke, C. Mandin
Place of PublicationSingapore
PublisherSpringer
Publication date2022
Pages1371–1396
ISBN (Print)978-981-16-7679-6
ISBN (Electronic)978-981-16-7680-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

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