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C. Berger, M. Schuss, H. Teufl, A. Mahdavi:
"Occupants' evaluation of multi-aspect indoor environmental exposue: An experimental case study";
Talk: Indoor Air 2020 - Annex 79 Symposium, Korea (Virtual Conference); 2020-11-02 - 2020-11-04; in: "The 16th Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality & Climate", H. Hwataik et al. (ed.); (2020), Paper ID ABS-0062, 1 pages.

The study presented in this paper intends to contribute to the efforts to transcend singledomain
assessment approaches that separately treat occupants' perception and evaluation of
the different dimensions (e.g., thermal, visual, auditory) of indoor environments. For this
purpose, a laboratory setting is adapted, involving two identical small office units. Thermal
and visual conditions can be separately controlled in both units. Moreover, different outdoor
acoustic circumstances (e.g., traffic noise) can be emulated. In the course of the experiments,
participants occupy these offices on a short-term basis and are exposed to different
combinations of thermal, visual, and acoustical factors. Specifically, the experiments explore
if identical thermal conditions are evaluated differently due to interference caused by other
exposure variables such as glare and noise. The paper investigates if there are differences
between thermal comfort evaluations of participants, who experience the same thermal
conditions but different lighting and/or acoustical circumstances.

(no german abstract)
The study presented in this paper intends to contribute to the efforts to transcend singledomain
assessment approaches that separately treat occupants' perception and evaluation of
the different dimensions (e.g., thermal, visual, auditory) of indoor environments. For this
purpose, a laboratory setting is adapted, involving two identical small office units. Thermal
and visual conditions can be separately controlled in both units. Moreover, different outdoor
acoustic circumstances (e.g., traffic noise) can be emulated. In the course of the experiments,
participants occupy these offices on a short-term basis and are exposed to different
combinations of thermal, visual, and acoustical factors. Specifically, the experiments explore
if identical thermal conditions are evaluated differently due to interference caused by other
exposure variables such as glare and noise. The paper investigates if there are differences
between thermal comfort evaluations of participants, who experience the same thermal
conditions but different lighting and/or acoustical circumstances.

indoor environment, comfort, multi-aspect exposure situations