Indoor environmental quality in relation to socioeconomic indicators in Slovenian households

Recek, Petra; Kump, Teja; Dovjak, Mateja

doi:10.1007/s10901-019-09659-x

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“…The majority of the significant variables in both models were related to the buildings, i.e., for the thermal comfort rating: climate zone, U-value (external walls), window to heated living area ratio, living area, building location, heating system, building period of construction, window opening type, and indoor air temperature; and for the air quality rating: climate zone, moisture damages (last 12 months/5 years), oiled wood floor, painting, dwelling type, window vents, and indoor relative humidity. The findings support prior studies, whether they were conducted in similar or varying contexts or under comparable or different climatic conditions [15][16][17]19,24,25,27,[62][63][64][65][66][67].…”

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“…Zalejska-Jonsson et al examined the link between overall satisfaction with indoor environmental quality and thermal satisfaction in multi-family buildings in Sweden, finding significant correlations with building characteristics and individual differences, including climate zone, construction year, time spent outside the home, gender, smoking habits, and age [21]. In contrast to the past, where the focus was mainly on the building's architecture and physical attributes, recent research on residential buildings has pivoted towards examining primarily the socio-demographic characteristics of occupants, including gender, age, and other factors (i.e., health and well-being), highlighting a shift from building-oriented to occupant-oriented studies [22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29].…”

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Association of Perceived Thermal Comfort and Air Quality with Building- and Occupant-Related Characteristics and Environmental Parameters in Sweden

Psomas,

Teli,

Donovan

et al. 2024

Energies

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The aim of the article is to analyze the perceived thermal comfort and indoor air quality of occupants and establish associations between these responses and the building-related, occupant-related characteristics, and environmental parameters of residential buildings (a total of 38 variables). The analysis is focused on the Swedish building stock as investigated during the latest national survey in 2008. The analysis covers 1035 residential buildings (multifamily and single-family dwellings). Analytical statistical analysis has been conducted, and logistic regression models have also been developed for the identification of statistically significant covariates. The analysis showed that users in this study demonstrated a significantly positive response to perceived thermal comfort and indoor air quality conditions. Perceived ratings were also highly correlated with each other. As the regression models indicated, the majority of the significant variables were related to the buildings. Nevertheless, this study also underscores the significance of contextual occupant attributes and behaviors as a crucial element influencing the subjective perception of indoor environments. Policymakers, guided by these insights, are encouraged to integrate considerations of occupant attributes into design and urban planning.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 89%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Association of Perceived Thermal Comfort and Air Quality with Building- and Occupant-Related Characteristics and Environmental Parameters in Sweden

Psomas,

Teli,

Donovan

et al. 2024

Energies

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“…Socio-economic status is related to indoor environmental quality issues. The results of the online pilot survey in Slovenia on 714 respondents (Recek 2017;Recek et al 2019) showed that households with a better socio-economic status spend more household income for a better living comfort and consequently stay in facilities with better indoor environmental quality. Such environmental quality is also detected in buildings with higher energy efficiency.…”

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“…Based on the results of the online survey, the socio-economic status of a household does not influence the energy efficiency of a building. The main reason for the investment in increased energy efficiency of buildings is lower energy consumption for heating, to which respondents give priority over indoor environmental quality (Recek 2017;Recek et al 2019).…”

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Interactions Among Health Risk Factors and Decision-Making Process in the Design of Built Environments

Dovjak

Kukec

2019

Creating Healthy and Sustainable Buildings

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The identification of interactions among parameters of health risk factors is a crucial step for the effective assessment and prevention of problems in unhealthy built environments. This chapter introduces the health risk management process in the context of the designs of healthy built environments (Sect. 4.1). In Sects. 4.2-4.3, comprehensive descriptions of all detected interactions among health risks and their parameters that have harmful impacts on user health and wellbeing are defined. Section 4.2 provides a detailed analysis of single group interactions between:

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Gender Matters! Thermal Comfort and Individual Perception of Indoor Environmental Quality: A Literature Review

Haselsteiner¹

2021

Future City

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The use of technology in construction has allowed a significant increase in comfort and the construction of energy-efficient buildings. However, for indoor environmental comfort, there is no universal standard that fits all. The indoor climate is perceived individually and the requirements are subjectively shaped. In this paper, a literature review is carried out to describe particular aspects relevant to gender. The aim is to raise awareness of these aspects in order to advance equality orientation as an integral part of planning and energy-efficient building concepts. The findings show that thermal comfort is an essential parameter, and up to 3 °C of differences between women and men were found. This difference is most evident in offices where women show a better cognitive performance in a warmer environment, while men do better in colder temperatures. Gender was also found to be an influencing factor of satisfaction with humidity, acoustic conditions, visual comfort, privacy, air quality, health aspects, light preferences, and brightness perception. Moreover, sick-building syndrome is more common among women. In conclusion, the literature confirms that essential indoor environmental quality (IEQ) parameters vary significantly across men and women and should be taken more into account in the practice of building technology.

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Indoor environmental quality in relation to socioeconomic indicators in Slovenian households

Cited by 9 publications

References 27 publications

Association of Perceived Thermal Comfort and Air Quality with Building- and Occupant-Related Characteristics and Environmental Parameters in Sweden

Association of Perceived Thermal Comfort and Air Quality with Building- and Occupant-Related Characteristics and Environmental Parameters in Sweden

Interactions Among Health Risk Factors and Decision-Making Process in the Design of Built Environments

Gender Matters! Thermal Comfort and Individual Perception of Indoor Environmental Quality: A Literature Review

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