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C. Sarikaya, C. Berger, U. Pont, A. Mahdavi:
"Visual performance of home offices: a case study";
Talk: 8th International Building Physics Conference IBPC2021, Copenhagen, Denmark; 2021-08-25 - 2021-08-27; in: "Online Portal of presentations and papers of the 8th International Building Physics Conference - IBPC2021", C. Rode et al. (ed.); (2021), Paper ID 18.01, 6 pages.

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.

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