Analysis of indoor environmental quality influence toward occupants’ work performance in Kompleks Eureka, USM

The indoor environment much more important for people health and comfort than the outdoor environment. This scenario would make the performance of occupants at their work more important than energy costs in the building. So, this task is to upgrade indoor environmental quality conditions for comfort...

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Main Authors: Zainon, Mohamad Rizal, Baharum, Faizal, Seng, Loh Yong
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Air quality
Energy conservation
Energy costs
Environmental quality
Indoor air pollution
Thermal comfort
Thermal environments
Ventilation
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Summary:The indoor environment much more important for people health and comfort than the outdoor environment. This scenario would make the performance of occupants at their work more important than energy costs in the building. So, this task is to upgrade indoor environmental quality conditions for comfort and work performance of occupants in Kompleks Eureka, USM while conserving energy of the building.. Recent studies have shown an important impact of the indoor thermal environment on occupants’ work performance. Also studies on occupants medical leave show a very high loss of work time and working performance, which have important economical consequences for companies. The paper will mainly dealing with the indoor environmental qualities, such as thermal comfort level, air quality, lighting, and acoustic quality. The studies before showing that comfortable room temperatures, increased air ventilation above normal recommendation, comfortable acoustic surrounding will increases the work performance of occupants in Kompleks Eureka, USM.
ISSN:0094-243X
1551-7616
DOI:10.1063/1.4960950