The role of user controls with respect to indoor environmental quality: From evidence to standards

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2023-07-01

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Berger, Christiane
Mahdavi, Ardeshir
Ampatzi, Eleni
Bandurski, Karol
Hellwig, Runa T.
Schweiker, Marcel
Topak, Fatih
Zgank, Miha

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There are important reasons to offer building users the possibility to adjust indoor-environmental conditions. For one thing, people sharing the same indoor environment, may have different needs, requirements, and preferences. The same set of conditions would thus not satisfy everyone. Moreover, even an individual user's preferences can change considerably, given fluctuations in the state of their disposition and health, as well as their physical and cognitive activities. After a brief discussion of available information and evidence concerning the importance of user controls in buildings, the present contribution focuses on the reflection of the user control topic in indoor-environmental quality standards. To this end, a selection of common indoor-environmental quality standards and guidelines is reviewed. The results suggest that, whereas some standards and guidelines refer to user control related issues in a general manner, there is a paucity of more specific guidance in methods and means for incorporation of user control considerations in the building design and operation process.

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2023.107196
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/104616

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