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C. Sarikaya, C. Berger, U. Pont, A. Mahdavi:
"Visual Performance of home offices: A case study";
Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2069 (2021), 012155.

The design of the lighting systems in conventional office environments is typically supported by domain specialists. However, the same is not true of home offices, whose arrangements frequently result from ad hoc and do-it-yourself activities. This circumstance may have ramifications for occupants' health, comfort, and productivity, given the recent significant increase in home officing prevalence. In this context, the present contribution reports on a detailed case study of lighting conditions in a number of home office settings. Thereby, nine home offices (located in the city of Izmir, Turkey) were investigated. The home offices serve a variety of professionals. The study involved measurements under daylight and electrical light conditions. Moreover, simulations were conducted to explore improvement opportunities. The investigation results point to a highly uneven level of performance across the selected cases. The visual conditions were found to be generally better under daylighting conditions, despite some instances of excessive illuminance. Electrical lighting analysis results reveal in many cases insufficient light levels due, in part, to unsuitable types and positions of the luminaires. Simulation-based optimization exercises suggest that the visual conditions in the studied home offices can be considerably improved via changes in the number and types of the luminaires.

(no german Abstract):
The design of the lighting systems in conventional office environments is typically supported by domain specialists. However, the same is not true of home offices, whose arrangements frequently result from ad hoc and do-it-yourself activities. This circumstance may have ramifications for occupants' health, comfort, and productivity, given the recent significant increase in home officing prevalence. In this context, the present contribution reports on a detailed case study of lighting conditions in a number of home office settings. Thereby, nine home offices (located in the city of Izmir, Turkey) were investigated. The home offices serve a variety of professionals. The study involved measurements under daylight and electrical light conditions. Moreover, simulations were conducted to explore improvement opportunities. The investigation results point to a highly uneven level of performance across the selected cases. The visual conditions were found to be generally better under daylighting conditions, despite some instances of excessive illuminance. Electrical lighting analysis results reveal in many cases insufficient light levels due, in part, to unsuitable types and positions of the luminaires. Simulation-based optimization exercises suggest that the visual conditions in the studied home offices can be considerably improved via changes in the number and types of the luminaires.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2069/1/012155

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/2069/1/012155