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A. Mahdavi, C. Berger, A. Jamrozik, G. Chinazzo, L.P. Edappilly, M. Schweiker:
"Understanding multi-aspect indoor-environmental exposure situations: Past insights and future needs.";
Talk: Indoor Air 2020, 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-0068, 6 pages.

Research studies and related standards regarding human requirements in buildings have been
mostly single-domain, focusing on one aspect (i.e., thermal, visual, auditory, olfactory) at a
time. Nonetheless, there have been a number of research efforts assessing the effects of
multiple indoor-environmental factors on occupant perception and comfort. These efforts
must be taken into consideration while planning future research studies concerning the
integrated assessment of multi-aspect indoor-environmental exposure situations. The present
contribution provides an overview of a number of such studies. Thereby, we consider
contributions that either specifically address the combined effects of multiple indoorenvironmental
variables or at least acknowledge the concurrent presence of these variables.
The review expands on motivational background, methods for data collection and analysis,
and findings of the selected studies. The entailed reflections on the current state of the art and
the existing knowledge gaps in the multi-aspect indoor-environmental exposure topic provide
pointers to future research needs.

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Research studies and related standards regarding human requirements in buildings have been
mostly single-domain, focusing on one aspect (i.e., thermal, visual, auditory, olfactory) at a
time. Nonetheless, there have been a number of research efforts assessing the effects of
multiple indoor-environmental factors on occupant perception and comfort. These efforts
must be taken into consideration while planning future research studies concerning the
integrated assessment of multi-aspect indoor-environmental exposure situations. The present
contribution provides an overview of a number of such studies. Thereby, we consider
contributions that either specifically address the combined effects of multiple indoorenvironmental
variables or at least acknowledge the concurrent presence of these variables.
The review expands on motivational background, methods for data collection and analysis,
and findings of the selected studies. The entailed reflections on the current state of the art and
the existing knowledge gaps in the multi-aspect indoor-environmental exposure topic provide
pointers to future research needs.

comfort, indoor environment, multi-variable exposure situations