Indoor environmental quality in social housing: A literature review

2018 ◽  
Vol 131 ◽  
pp. 231-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernesto Diaz Lozano Patino ◽  
Jeffrey A. Siegel
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Social Housing ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality

Indoor environmental quality perceptions of social housing residents

2019 ◽  
Vol 150 ◽  
pp. 135-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Vakalis ◽  
M. Touchie ◽  
E. Tzekova ◽  
H.L. MacLean ◽  
J.A. Siegel
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Social Housing ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Quality Perceptions

scholarly journals Indoor Environmental Quality in Latin American Buildings: A Systematic Literature Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Valderrama-Ulloa ◽  
Lorena Silva-Castillo ◽  
Catalina Sandoval-Grandi ◽  
Carlos Robles-Calderon ◽  
Fabien Rouault
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Indoor Environment ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Indoor Environments ◽  
Environment Quality ◽  
Indoor Environment Quality

The amount of time people spend inside buildings is significant. Indoor environment quality deficiencies in some of these buildings may affect the health of its users. Therefore, a systematic literature review has been conducted to assess the quality of indoor environments in existing buildings in Latin America. The objectives of this review are (1) identifying countries and building types whose indoor environment quality has been analyzed the most, (2) identifying most used evaluation strategies, (3) identifying comfort types and most evaluated variables, and (4) determining whether or not Latin American buildings are comfortable and what local factors contribute to that effect. From the 100 selected papers for this analysis, it was noted that Brazil and Argentina led the studies on residences and schools. It was also noted that hygrothermal comfort was the most analyzed comfort type, with temperature and humidity leading the number of studies. Finally, this review shows a lack of studies including buildings whose users are sensitive to indoor environmental quality, such as nurseries, senior homes, or health facilities. Additionally, there is a sustained discrepancy between objective measuring methods and user perception. Furthermore, a detailed analysis of 88 buildings shows that in Latin America, 67.5% of buildings are uncomfortable; thus, it is necessary to improve the designs and regulatory standards, to educate users, and to improve building monitoring management at the operational stage.

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

2021 ◽  
pp. 169-200
Author(s):  
Edeltraud Haselsteiner
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Thermal Comfort ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Influencing Factor ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Indoor Climate ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Quality Health ◽  
Sick Building

AbstractThe 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.

Indoor environmental quality in social housing with elderly occupants in Spain: Measurement results and retrofit opportunities

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 101264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Serrano-Jiménez ◽  
Jesús Lizana ◽  
Marta Molina-Huelva ◽  
Ángela Barrios-Padura
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Social Housing ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Measurement Results

scholarly journals Adaptation of Indoor Health and Comfort Criteria to Mitigate Covid-19 Transmission in the Workplace

Humaniora ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-38
Author(s):  
Dyah Kusuma Wardhani ◽  
Susan Susan
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Air Conditioning ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Interior Space ◽  
Chemical Pollutants ◽  
User Capacity ◽  
Comfort Criteria

The research discussed the application of indoor health and comfort criteria that needed to be reviewed to create good indoor environmental quality and reduce the transmission of the Covid-19 virus where people spent most of their time indoors. A confined area, which was poorly ventilated and reliant on air conditioning, helped transmit the Covid-19 virus easily as air recirculation was the main cause of office clusters. One of the categories of Greenship Interior Space, Indoor Health and Comfort (IHC), could be used as a guide for creating better indoor quality. The method used for the research was a systematic literature review to define, study, analyze, and classify all available research relating to adaptation of indoor health and comfort criteria to mitigate the transmission in the workplace. The results show the adjustment to IHC criteria in IHC 1-10, which focus on providing good air quality by introducing outside air, stopping air recirculation, reducing indoor user capacity, and reducing indoor biological and chemical pollutants. To illustrate the implementation of the new normal, Ciputra University workplace was being observed, as the findings of the results, some strategies that are in line with the objectives of IHC 1, IHC 2, and IHC 5. Adjustment of these criteria must be supported by implementing health protocols through basic hygiene routines, fitness screening, and maintaining physical distancing.

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