The thermal comfort approach in home redesign in the Covid-19 pandemic (case study of Newton-Boulevard Settlement Semarang)

The COVID pandemic affects community activities. The government made a policy of work from home (WFH) from March 2020 up to now. During the pandemic, the home plays an important role as the centre of family activities. Redesigning the home building during the pandemic is the question of this paper....

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Main Authors: Pratama, Syndu, Prianto, Eddy, Budi, Wahyu Setia
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Building design
COVID-19
Humidity
Pandemics
Redesign
Room temperature
Telecommuting
Thermal comfort
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Summary:The COVID pandemic affects community activities. The government made a policy of work from home (WFH) from March 2020 up to now. During the pandemic, the home plays an important role as the centre of family activities. Redesigning the home building during the pandemic is the question of this paper. This paper aims to find out the indoor hygrothermal profile of the home building and perceptions of adaptive comfort in the pandemic in Newton Boulevard settlement and to redesign the indoor layout efficiently. The object of this study is the room condition, with field measurement of indoor hygrothermal and air circulation patterns and interview methods were carried out to find out the adaptive thermal and room requirement perception during the pandemic. The results show that the humidity and room temperature during pandemic tends to increase compared to previous conditions. The humidity raised by 20% and 15% for indoor temperature. 73% of the settlement residents are workers, but only about 46% performed their activities at home. Most of them, about 80%, agreed to modify the home building design to gain optimum morning sun radiation and air circulations.
ISSN:0094-243X
1551-7616
DOI:10.1063/5.0125295