Performance of Ductless Personalized Ventilation in Open-Plan Office - Field Survey

Mariusz Dalewski, H. Ezzat Khalifa, Arsen Krikor Melikov

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    Abstract

    A field survey was conducted in an architectural company located in Syracuse, USA. 54 employees who participated in the survey performed mostly design work. Large open-plan office and several single offices ventilated by displacement air distribution were included in the survey. Ductless personalized ventilation was installed on 38 of the workstations (53 %). The DPV equipped with small fan and filter, sucks the clean and cool air distributed over the floor by the displacement ventilation and supplies it to the breathing zone of the occupant. The DPV allows for individual control of flow rate (i.e. velocity) and direction of the supplied personalized air. During the survey, carried out in July – September 2011, both DPV users and non-users reported daily on their thermal comfort, air quality and SBS symptoms. Continuous measurements of air temperature, operative temperature and relative humidity were performed. The occupants at the desks with DPV reported increased satisfaction with the indoor environment.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of 11th REHVA World Congress and the 8th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings
    Number of pages9
    Publication date2013
    Article number691
    Publication statusPublished - 2013
    EventClima 2013: 11th REHVA World Congress & 8th International Conference on IAQVEC - Prague Congress Centre, Prague, Czech Republic
    Duration: 16 Jun 201319 Jun 2013
    Conference number: 11
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    ConferenceClima 2013
    Number11
    LocationPrague Congress Centre
    Country/TerritoryCzech Republic
    CityPrague
    Period16/06/201319/06/2013
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