Proposal of comfort classification indexes suitable for both single environments and whole buildings

Marino, Concettina; Nucara, Antonino; Pietrafesa, Matilde

doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.04.012

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“…Space-type differences are not implemented in most of the models. Marino et al [14] includes a space-type weighting factor though offers no guidance on how such factors may be determined. 4.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Because EN15251 is a standard and is primarily used for energy simulation, there are few included practical guidelines on how to accurately and efficiently measure IEQ performance. In the last few years, multiple papers have been written to help fill this gap [14,15,27], though recently the publication of the REHVA Indoor Climate Quality Assessment guidebook (ICQ) has addressed the need for guidelines for thermal comfort and indoor air quality [13]. However, a single source guidebook for all IEQ parameters, like the Performance Measurement Protocols (discussed below), does not have a European equivalent at this time.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This discretization of measurements creates a breakdown of time-spent in each assessment class, which can then be used to determine single value indexes for each IEQ category and overall IEQ [14,17,18]. These studies may or may not include subjective measurements, but the subjective measurements are not included as part of the overall IEQ index.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…We found eight studies that have proposed methods for evaluating indoor environmental quality in commercial buildings using a scoring/rating system [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]. The method used for selecting these papers is discussed in section 2.…”

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Indoor environmental quality assessment models: A literature review and a proposed weighting and classification scheme

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This paper explores the existing literature on indoor environmental quality (IEQ) evaluation models and proposes a new weighting and classification scheme. Studies that attempt to provide IEQ assessment of commercial buildings through a scoring system are reviewed and critiqued. Objective and subjective evaluation methods and correlations are discussed. The use of assessment categories (classes) in IEQ models is critiqued and an argument is proposed against their adoption. IEQ weighting schemes are summarized and compared against a newly developed scheme based on 52,980 occupant responses in office buildings. A binary assessment classification scheme is proposed in alignment with the ASHRAE/CIBSE/USGBC Performance Measurement Protocols for Commercial Buildings.

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“…Many countries either have or are in the process of developing domestic assessment methods, which makes the need for international exchange and coordination increasingly relevant [18]. In several studies suggest indoor environmental quality tool [19], evaluation model [20], classification index [21] or scheme [22] for evaluating indoor environmental quality. Study [23] state that most of the buildings the sustainability assessment system does not include a good social and economic sustainability principles, even though they have different accents, but tend towards resources and environmental criteria and at the same time to dominate the socioeconomic problems and weighting credits and in the final assessment have also ambiguities and shortcomings.…”

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Rating of Indoor Environmental Quality in Systems of Sustainability Assessment of Buildings

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Burdová²

2015

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Indoor environmental quality (IEQ) has an important impact on health and wellbeing of building users. In order to maintain an acceptable IEQ, policies, strategies and guidelines on achieving the required IEQ have been developed. Control and evaluation of indoor air factors is needed for ensuring the sufficient air quality. Impact of emmisions from building materials, furnishings and HVAC systems to indoor air quality should be included in the assessment of indoor environmental quality. In many systems for sustainability assessment of buildings is put a great emphasis on indoor environmental quality. This paper provides an overview of sustainability assessment systems for rating of indoor environmental quality. The criteria included in LEED, BREEAM and other well known systems for assessment of indoor environmental quality are presented. Building environmental assessment system (BEAS) developed for application in Slovakia is also introduced. Worldwide used rating systems were based on the development of BEAS. This is multi-criteria system contained six main fields such as site selection and project planning; building construction; indoor environment; energy performance; water and waste management. System consist from 53 indicators of assessment.

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A novel design approach for indoor environmental quality based on a multiagent system for intelligent buildings in a smart city: Toward occupant's comfort

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Prakash

Kumar

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In a smart city, energy usage for sustaining indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and occupant comfort levels frequently clash. This research aims to design a novel approach to solve the conflict between the use of power and the comfort of the citizens. A multi-purpose problem for minimum consumption of energy as well as maximum occupant's ease within the energy-efficient construction for smart city as a future has been formulated. Across suggested design method, three variable namely temperature ( C), illumination level (lux), as well as Carbon dioxide (CO 2 -ppm) have been undertaken for occupant's comfort. The Crisscross Search Particle Swarm Optimization (CSPSO), a revolutionary solution for the design method, has been applied to search for the optimal value of environmental factors (temperature, light level, CO 2 ) in relation to user-set preferences. In the heuristic method, the augmented particle swarm optimization strategy updates an initial solution before updating the best local solutions through length and breadth crossover operators. The CSPSO approach search explores the search space in all dimensions and reduces the stagnation trouble by through length and breadth crossover operators. The temperature, lighting, CO 2 sensors data, and user-defined parameters are all inputs to the CSPSO algorithm, and the optimized parameters are the outputs of the optimization method. Such optimized parameters will become an input to the fuzzy controllers that adjust various actuators' status according to the users' comfort. Utilizing the CSPSO technique, 22.74% energy of 625.372 kWhr energy was saved during a day, and the comfort level has increased from 0.51692 to 0.75685. Therefore, the proposed novel design approach is acceptable in managing building energy consumption by achieving maximum comfort.

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Proposal of comfort classification indexes suitable for both single environments and whole buildings

Cited by 80 publications

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Indoor environmental quality assessment models: A literature review and a proposed weighting and classification scheme

Indoor environmental quality assessment models: A literature review and a proposed weighting and classification scheme

Rating of Indoor Environmental Quality in Systems of Sustainability Assessment of Buildings

A novel design approach for indoor environmental quality based on a multiagent system for intelligent buildings in a smart city: Toward occupant's comfort

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