Investigation of Thermal Comfort, Productivity and Lighting Conditions in Higher Education Buildings

• Autorzy: Siwczuk Natalia , Piotrowski Jerzy Zbigniew , Honus Stanislav

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.54740/ros.2024.003

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Thermal comfort and lighting conditions are essential aspects of indoor environmental quality. They are considered to influence the productivity of room users. The paper presents the experimental test results of research conducted in the university educational building of Kielce University of Technology (Central Poland) using anonymous questionnaires and physical measurements of indoor air parameters with a high-precision microclimate meter. It covers the analysis of the subjective assessment of thermal sensations, acceptability and preference, as well as productivity, lighting and air quality in eleven rooms (both lecture rooms and classrooms). The study analyses the impact of the indoor environment (mostly air temperature and illuminance) on the subjective sensations of the respondents they expressed in the questionnaires. The experiments have enabled us to provide valuable insights into developing the proper indoor environmental conditions to maximise room users' comfort and productivity.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

lighting; productivity; thermal comfort

• Wydawca: Politechnika Koszalińska
• Czasopismo: Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Tom 26
• Strony: 30--40
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 31 poz., fot., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Siwczuk Natalia

• Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Geodesy and Renewable Energy, Kielce University of Technology, Kielce, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4003-3355

autor

Piotrowski Jerzy Zbigniew

• Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Geodesy and Renewable Energy, Kielce University of Technology, Kielce, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8479-1406

autor

Honus Stanislav

• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic

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