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Thermal comfort assessment-a study toward workers' satisfaction in a low energy office building


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Shaharon, Mohd Nafiz and Jalaludin, Juliana (2012) Thermal comfort assessment-a study toward workers' satisfaction in a low energy office building. American Journal of Applied Sciences, 9 (7). pp. 1037-1045. ISSN 1546-9239; ESSN: 1554-3641

Abstract

Problem statement: The government of Malaysia has raised their concerns towards the issue of workers comfort and workspace quality in a Low Energy Office (LEO) building. New energy efficient building concepts and technologies require a revision of comfort standards, to create a suitable thermal condition in avoiding occupant dissatisfaction, adverse effect on their roductivity and overall building performance. Approach: Assessment was conducted using Babuc-A (Portable air quality monitor) and sets of questionnaire adapted from ASHRAE-2004 were 99 respondents selected using a stratified random sampling. Results: This study shows that the thermal comfort zone temperature was identified to be within the range of 21.6-23.6°C and relative humidity of 42-54%. Conclusion: The results suggested that the thermal condition was in the acceptable range of ISO7730 and a lower room temperature was preferred by Malaysian in an office environment compared with the temperature criteria cited in ASHRAE-55. To create an optimum comfortable workplace, temperature between 20-26°C and relative humidity between 40-60% must be maintained. Adequate ventilation must be provided at the minimum rate of 10 l/s of fresh air per person for general office space or every 10 m 2 of floor space.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajassp.2012.1037.1045
Publisher: Science Publications
Keywords: Thermal comfort; Satisfaction; Low energy office; Natural ventilation; PMV; PPD
Depositing User: Nur Farahin Ramli
Date Deposited: 13 Sep 2013 02:11
Last Modified: 28 Nov 2017 04:36
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24736
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