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INDOOR AIR QUALITY BEHAVIOUR


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research? We have identifi ed the following 10 high priority research topics:  Are the combined effects of temperature and IAQ additive?


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 How does performance vary with self- estimated perfor mance?


 Which component skills are affected by indoor tempera ture and air quality effects?


 Is high-level work involving decision- making and creative thinking similarly affected?


 Are leisure activities negatively affected by poor IEQ?


 Is sleep affected by temperature and IAQ, and if so, does this affect next-day performance?


 What is the economic impact of all these effects on differ ent kinds of productivity?


 What is the most cost-effective way to reduce the negative effects of poor IEQ?


 How can energy be conserved without affecting perfor mance?


 How do energy certifi cation schemes affect productivity?


We believe that that the following four topics should be ad dressed by future research: Do thermal and IAQ effects on acidosis


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de crease performance? Is acidosis caused by shallow breathing or


by decreased gas exchange in the lungs? Which gas-phase indoor air pollutants


have this effect, and can it be prevented? Are any other mechanisms involved? CJ


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Which underlying mechanisms are worth investigating?


What are the most commercially im portant questions for future


TO CONSERVE ENERGY IN BUILDINGS?


Short-term effects of poor air quality on the performance of schoolwork remained after airborne dust had been removed, so the negative effects observed were attrib uted to gas-phase air pollutants.15


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3 Wyon, D.P. 2004. ‘The effects of indoor air quality on perfor mance and productivity.’ Indoor Air (14) Supplement 7, 92 – 101.


4 Wargocki, P., D.P. Wyon. 2006. ‘Effects of HVAC on student performance.’ ASHRAE Journal (10):22 – 28. (From ASHRAE 1257-TRP).


5. Tham, K.W., H.C. Willem. 2005. ‘Temperature and ventilation effects on performance and neurobehavioral symptoms of tropically acclimatised call centre operators near thermal neutrality.’ ASHRAE Transactions 111(2), DE-05-10-7.


6. Lan, L., P. Wargocki, D.P. Wyon, Z. Liam. 2011. ‘Effects of thermal discomfort in an offi ce on perceived air quality, SBS symp toms, physiological responses and human performance.’ Indoor Air (21):376 – 390.


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8. Bakó-Biró, Z.S., P. Wargocki, D.P. Wyon, P.O. Fanger. 2005. ‘Poor indoor air quality slows down metabolic rate of offi ce workers.’ In Proceedings of Indoor Air 2005, Beijing, Vol. I (1):76 – 80.


9. Satish U., et al. 2012. ‘Is CO2 an indoor pollutant? Direct effects of low-to-moderate CO2 concentrations on human decision-making performance.’ Environ Health Perspect (120):1671 – 1677.


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11. Haverinen-Shaughnessy, U., D. Moschandreas, R.J. Shaugh nessy. 2010 ‘Association between substandard classroom ven tilation rates and students’ academic achievement.’ Indoor Air (21):121 – 131.


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15. Wargocki P., D.P. Wyon, K. Jensen, C.G. Bornehag. 2008. ‘The effects of electrostatic fi ltration and supply air fi lter condition in classrooms on the performance of schoolwork by children.’ HVAC&R Research 14(3):327 – 344. (from ASHRAE 1257-TRP).


16. Kolarik, J., J. Toftum, B.W. Olesen, A. Shitzer. 2009. ‘Occupant response and offi ce work performance in environment with moder ately drifting operative temperatures (RP-1269).’ HVAC&R Research 15(5): 931 – 960. (From ASHRAE 1269-TRP).


* This article is a modifi ed version of an article fi rst published in the ASHRAE Journal, (March 2013). © ASHRAE. www.ashrae.org


● DAVID P WYON, PHD, is a professor and PAWEL WARGOCKI, PHD, is associate professor at the International Centre for Indoor Environment and Energy at the Technical University of Denmark in Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.


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