Towards implementing an indoor environmental quality standard in buildings: A pilot study

2021 ◽  
pp. 014362442199798
Author(s):  
Sunil Kumar Sansaniwal ◽  
Shailendra Kumar ◽  
Nikhil Jain ◽  
Jyotirmay Mathur ◽  
Sanjay Mathur
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Subjective Evaluation ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Quality Standard ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Measuring Instruments ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Physical Measurements ◽  
Measurement Protocol ◽  
Academic Buildings

This paper demonstrates the implementation methodology for India’s first IEQ standard (ISHRAE Standard-10001:2016) in actual buildings. The IEQ standard encompasses the definitions of IEQ elements (i.e. thermal comfort, indoor air quality, visual comfort, and acoustic comfort), threshold values of IEQ parameters determining these elements, specifications of measuring instruments, and methodology to undertake IEQ assessments in buildings. The pilot study identified the preliminary findings to understand and evaluate the practical implementation of the IEQ standard through field measurements. The quantitative measurements of IEQ elements were carried out in two academic buildings in the Jaipur climate (warm and humid as well as hot and dry and cold). The occupant’s subjective evaluation was made through a questionnaire survey administrated concurrently with physical measurements of IEQ parameters. This study provides the clarity of method for taking IEQ measurements and comments on the availability of instruments and their specifications as recommended by the standard. Practical application: The present study is the practical implementation of the IEQ standard in buildings. This standard provides the threshold limits of IEQ parameters by classifying them into three classes covering international and local benchmarking. The standard also specifies the research methodology including field measurement protocol and specification of monitoring devices for IEQ assessment. This standard is useful for evolving IEQ rating of buildings in India where the majority of the building stocks are yet to be built.

The impact of workspace location and indoor environmental quality on employees' satisfaction within office buildings: A case study in Cairo

2020 ◽  
pp. 1420326X2094456
Author(s):  
Ahmed Khaled Aboulfotouh ◽  
Osama Tolba ◽  
Sherif Ezzeldin
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Subjective Evaluation ◽  
Office Buildings ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Leed Certification ◽  
Perceived Satisfaction ◽  
Employees Satisfaction ◽  
Survey Responses ◽  
The Impact

Indoor environmental quality (IEQ) could influences employees' satisfaction and performance in office buildings. Previous research have suggested that factors such as gender, age, proximity from a window could influence employees' perceived satisfaction with IEQ. This study as a part of an ongoing research attempts to investigate the impact of workspace location on employees' satisfaction with IEQ parameters and overall satisfaction with personal workspace within office buildings in Cairo. Employees' subjective evaluation of satisfaction with IEQ parameters were collected using a questionnaire as a post occupancy evaluation survey. Responses were collected and quantitatively analysed using software package used for statistical analysis (SPSS). Diversity in levels of satisfaction among employees within the same building was found highly sensitive to their workspace location. Building orientation and external views could influence employees' satisfaction with IEQ parameters and overall satisfaction with personal workspace. Employees with highest perceived satisfaction with IEQ parameters and overall satisfaction with personal workspace seem to prefer their workspaces to be located on the ground floor, away from a window, either in the middle of the building or on the southern façade and not overlooking the courtyard. The study recommends that Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification criteria should reconsider employees' satisfaction with IEQ parameters in developing IEQ credits and LEED certification process.

A Study on Actual Conditions of Residential Environment in Western Region of China Part 1. A Survey on Environmental Actual Conditions of the Residence in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County

2013 ◽  
Vol 368-370 ◽  
pp. 670-673
Author(s):  
Yan Wang ◽  
Yasuko Yoshino ◽  
Jia Ping Liu ◽  
Koichi Ikeda ◽  
Tatsunobu Ichiyanagi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Field Measurements ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Gansu Province ◽  
Western China ◽  
Apartment House ◽  
Joint Research ◽  
Adverse Health Effects ◽  
Physical Measurements ◽  
Natural Energy

We declare the intensity of solar radiation, UV strength, inside temperature, humidity, illumination intensity, IAQ field measurements for traditional houses and apartment house in order to evaluate their levels in the living environment in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County of Zhangye City, Gansu Province, China. This study has been conducted together with Professor Jiaping Liu, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology. We have directed at the climatic and residential environments and local residents of western China. It is founded on Japan-China joint research, built on physical measurements and questionnaire surveys that enable healthy and sustainable development, on the basis of assessment of the climate and environmental characteristics of western China. Additionally, the project aims at proposing convenient methods to protect people against the adverse health effects of climate change, looking at inhabitants. Focusing our attention on the state of housing in rural parts of Sunan County and on the characteristic abundance of natural energy resources, we set out to develop a new model for energy-efficient housing adapted to available natural energy sources. We are aiming to reduce household energy consumption and to promote greater environmental conservation.

Abbreviated Cognitive Therapy for Depression: A Pilot Study in Primary Care

1994 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine S. Scott ◽  
Jan L. Scott ◽  
Mary Jane Tacchi ◽  
Roger H. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Cognitive Therapy ◽  
Subjective Evaluation ◽  
Antidepressant Medication ◽  
Cognitive Intervention ◽  
Adjunctive Treatment ◽  
Intervention Package ◽  
Psychological Therapies

There is increasing interest in the use of psychological therapies for depressive disorder in primary care. This paper describes a pilot study using an abbreviated form of cognitive therapy as an adjunctive treatment for major depressive disorder in primary care. Seven primary care patients received an abbreviated cognitive intervention package in addition to their usual treatment. The patients were assessed before and after intervention using observer and self rating measures of depression and their subjective evaluation of the intervention was sought. Four of the subjects showed 50% change in depression ratings at the end of the intervention and only one of the group was taking antidepressant medication. The intervention was generally well accepted by patients and feasible within the time constraints. The initial results are encouraging and a randomized control trial of this brief intervention is now underway.

scholarly journals Building and indoor environmental quality assessment of Nigerian primary schools: A pilot study

Indoor Air ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 510-520 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oluyemi Toyinbo ◽  
Wanda Phipatanakul ◽  
Richard Shaughnessy ◽  
Ulla Haverinen‐Shaughnessy
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Environmental Quality Assessment

scholarly journals Stroke patients’ and non-professional coaches’ experiences with home-based constraint-induced movement therapy: a qualitative study

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (9) ◽  
pp. 1527-1539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Stark ◽  
Christine Färber ◽  
Britta Tetzlaff ◽  
Martin Scherer ◽  
Anne Barzel
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Subjective Evaluation ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Movement Therapy ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Constraint Induced Movement Therapy ◽  
Home Based

Objective:To investigate the experiences of chronic stroke patients and non-professional coaches with home-based constraint-induced movement therapy (homeCIMT).Design:Qualitative study embedded within a cluster randomized controlled trial investigating the efficacy of homeCIMT to improve the use of the affected arm in daily activities.Setting:Patients’ home environment.Participants:13 stroke patients and 9 non-professional coaches’ alias family members who had completed the four-week homeCIMT programme in the context of the HOMECIMT trial.Interventions:Semi-structured interviews; qualitative data were analysed using the methodology of the hermeneutic phenomenological data analysis.Results:We identified six themes in the qualitative analysis describing the experiences of patients and non-professional coaches with homeCIMT: (1) homeCIMT can be integrated into everyday life with varying degrees of success; (2) training together may produce positive experiences as well as strain; (3) self-perceived improvements during and following homeCIMT; (4) using the affected arm in everyday life is challenging; (5) subjective evaluation of and experiences with homeCIMT-specific exercises; and (6) impact of professional therapists’ guidance and motivation during homeCIMT. Statements regarding theme five and six were only provided by patients, whereas the other themes contain both, the experiences of stroke patients and non-professional coaches.Conclusion:Patients’ and non-professional coaches’ narratives offer a detailed insight into the manifold experiences with the practical implementation of homeCIMT that may help improve implementing the homeCIMT programme and similar approaches involving increased training duration and intensity and/or involvement of family members.

scholarly journals Die operasionalisering van ‘n model vir die ontwikkeling van kliniese verplegingstandaarde

Curationis ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Van der Merwe ◽  
M. Muller
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Academic Hospital ◽  
Nursing Service ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Nursing Standards

One of the requirements for a nursing model in any field of nursing is its practical implementation. The purpose of this article is to describe how the model for the development of nursing standards in a nursing service was implemented and evaluated An exploratory and descriptive research design was followed, with a simple pilot study during which 9 nurses were requested to give their view on the model. The model was successfully implemented in the nursing service of an academic hospital. Evaluation revealed that the implementation facilitated quality nursing, the resocialising of values and the professional and personal growth of nurses in that nursing service.

Uranium mining industry views on ICRP statement on radon

2012 ◽  
Vol 41 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 397-402
Author(s):  
J. Takala
Keyword(s):  
Mining Industry ◽  
Epidemiological Data ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Radiological Protection ◽  
Radon Progeny ◽  
Risk Models ◽  
Evolutionary Changes ◽  
Measurement Protocol ◽  
Nuclear Association ◽  
Production Industry

In 2009, the International Commission on Radiological Protection issued a statement on radon which stated that the dose conversion factor for radon progeny would likely double, and the calculation of risk from radon should move to a dosimetric approach, rather than the longstanding epidemiological approach. Through the World Nuclear Association, whose members represent over 90% of the world's uranium production, industry has been examining this issue with a goal of offering expertise and knowledge to assist with the practical implementation of these evolutionary changes to evaluating the risk from radon progeny. Industry supports the continuing use of the most current epidemiological data as a basis for risk calculation, but believes that further examination of these results is needed to better understand the level of conservatism in the potential epidemiological-based risk models. With regard to adoption of the dosimetric approach, industry believes that further work is needed before this is a practical option. In particular, this work should include a clear demonstration of the validation of the dosimetric model which includes how smoking is handled, the establishment of a practical measurement protocol, and the collection of relevant data for modern workplaces. Industry is actively working to address the latter two items.

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