Analyzing the Relationship between Indoor Environmental Quality and Occupants’ Behaviors and Health for Industrial Buildings: A Systematic Literature Review
Publication: Construction Research Congress 2024
ABSTRACT
Sustainable buildings are becoming increasingly desired. One of the specific aspects for evaluating sustainability is indoor environmental quality (IEQ), which affects occupants’ behaviors and health (OBH) directly. While most of the research focuses on high occupancy-buildings, this research is aiming at investigating and categorizing the IEQ factors that influence OBH of people working inside industrial buildings. This paper presents the state-of-the-art literature on IEQ factors and proposes potential mitigating solutions to problems caused by unhealthy IEQ. Through a systematic literature review of bibliographical databases, and through quantitative analysis, this research identifies that the most influential features of IEQ on OBH. The most widely studied IEQ factors by researchers are “thermal conditions” and “indoor air quality,” which directly affects clothing insulation and physical activity level of the occupants working in the industrial buildings. Potential solutions are highlighted based on the case studies from the literature. The contribution lies on describing the relationship between IEQ and OBH, as well as technological solutions for improving indoor environment.
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Construction Research Congress 2024
Pages: 608 - 617
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Published online: Mar 18, 2024
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Architectural engineering
- Bibliographies
- Building insulation
- Building systems
- Buildings
- Business management
- Construction engineering
- Construction industry
- Construction management
- Engineering fundamentals
- Environmental engineering
- Green buildings
- Indoor environmental quality
- Industries
- Information management
- Organizations
- Pollution
- Practice and Profession
- Structural engineering
- Structures (by type)
- Sustainable development
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