TY - JOUR
T1 - An evaluation model for indoor environmental quality (IEQ) acceptance in residential buildings
AU - Lai, A. C K
AU - Mui, K. W.
AU - Wong, L. T.
AU - Law, L. Y.
PY - 2009/9
Y1 - 2009/9
N2 - The indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in residential buildings is examined from the prospect of an occupant's acceptance in four aspects: thermal comfort, indoor air quality, noise level and illumination level. Based on the evaluations by 125 occupants living in 32 typical residential apartments in Hong Kong, this study proposes empirical expressions to approximate the overall IEQ acceptance with respect to four contributors, namely operative temperature, carbon dioxide concentration, equivalent noise level and illumination level, via a multivariate logistic regression model. A range of IEQ acceptances for regular residential conditions is determined and the dependence of the predicted overall IEQ acceptance on the variations of the contributors is discussed. The proposed overall IEQ acceptance can be used as a quantitative assessment criterion for similar residential environments where an occupant's evaluation is expected. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
AB - The indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in residential buildings is examined from the prospect of an occupant's acceptance in four aspects: thermal comfort, indoor air quality, noise level and illumination level. Based on the evaluations by 125 occupants living in 32 typical residential apartments in Hong Kong, this study proposes empirical expressions to approximate the overall IEQ acceptance with respect to four contributors, namely operative temperature, carbon dioxide concentration, equivalent noise level and illumination level, via a multivariate logistic regression model. A range of IEQ acceptances for regular residential conditions is determined and the dependence of the predicted overall IEQ acceptance on the variations of the contributors is discussed. The proposed overall IEQ acceptance can be used as a quantitative assessment criterion for similar residential environments where an occupant's evaluation is expected. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
KW - Aural comfort
KW - Indoor air quality
KW - Residential buildings
KW - Thermal comfort
KW - Visual comfort
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U2 - 10.1016/j.enbuild.2009.03.016
DO - 10.1016/j.enbuild.2009.03.016
M3 - RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
SN - 0378-7788
VL - 41
SP - 930
EP - 936
JO - Energy and Buildings
JF - Energy and Buildings
IS - 9
ER -