Evaluating the Connection between Thermal Comfort and Productivity in Buildings: A Systematic Literature Review
The thermal environment is one of the main factors that influence thermal comfort and, consequently, the productivity of occupants inside buildings. Throughout the years, research has described the connection between thermal comfort and productivity. Mathematical models have been established in the...
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| description | The thermal environment is one of the main factors that influence thermal comfort and, consequently, the productivity of occupants inside buildings. Throughout the years, research has described the connection between thermal comfort and productivity. Mathematical models have been established in the attempt to predict changes in productivity according to thermal variations in the environment. Some of these models have failed for a number of reasons, including the understanding of the effect that several environment variables have had on performance. From this context, a systematic literature review was carried out with the aim of verifying the connection between thermal comfort and productivity and the combinations of different thermal and personal factors that can have an effect on productivity. A hundred and twenty-eight articles were found which show a connection between productivity and some thermal comfort variables. By means of specific inclusion and exclusion criteria, 60 articles were selected for a final analysis. The main conclusions found in this study were: (i) the vast majority of research uses subjective measures and/or a combination of methods to evaluate productivity; (ii) performance/productivity can be attained within an ampler temperature range; (iii) few studies present ways of calculating productivity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8e5e0c9c379f4455acd6518c4f709cfc2023-11-21T23:08:53ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092021-06-0111624410.3390/buildings11060244Evaluating the Connection between Thermal Comfort and Productivity in Buildings: A Systematic Literature ReviewAna Maria Bueno0Antonio Augusto de Paula Xavier1Evandro Eduardo Broday2Ergonomics Laboratory—Postgraduate Program in Production Engineering (PPGEP), Federal University of Technology—Paraná, Rua Doutor Washington Subtil Chueire, 330, Jardim Carvalho, Ponta Grossa 84017-220, Paraná, BrazilErgonomics Laboratory—Postgraduate Program in Production Engineering (PPGEP), Federal University of Technology—Paraná, Rua Doutor Washington Subtil Chueire, 330, Jardim Carvalho, Ponta Grossa 84017-220, Paraná, BrazilErgonomics Laboratory—Postgraduate Program in Production Engineering (PPGEP), Federal University of Technology—Paraná, Rua Doutor Washington Subtil Chueire, 330, Jardim Carvalho, Ponta Grossa 84017-220, Paraná, BrazilThe thermal environment is one of the main factors that influence thermal comfort and, consequently, the productivity of occupants inside buildings. Throughout the years, research has described the connection between thermal comfort and productivity. Mathematical models have been established in the attempt to predict changes in productivity according to thermal variations in the environment. Some of these models have failed for a number of reasons, including the understanding of the effect that several environment variables have had on performance. From this context, a systematic literature review was carried out with the aim of verifying the connection between thermal comfort and productivity and the combinations of different thermal and personal factors that can have an effect on productivity. A hundred and twenty-eight articles were found which show a connection between productivity and some thermal comfort variables. By means of specific inclusion and exclusion criteria, 60 articles were selected for a final analysis. The main conclusions found in this study were: (i) the vast majority of research uses subjective measures and/or a combination of methods to evaluate productivity; (ii) performance/productivity can be attained within an ampler temperature range; (iii) few studies present ways of calculating productivity.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/6/244thermal comfortproductivitypredicted mean votepredicted percentage of dissatisfiedbuildings |
| spellingShingle | Ana Maria Bueno Antonio Augusto de Paula Xavier Evandro Eduardo Broday Evaluating the Connection between Thermal Comfort and Productivity in Buildings: A Systematic Literature Review Buildings thermal comfort productivity predicted mean vote predicted percentage of dissatisfied buildings |
| title | Evaluating the Connection between Thermal Comfort and Productivity in Buildings: A Systematic Literature Review |
| title_full | Evaluating the Connection between Thermal Comfort and Productivity in Buildings: A Systematic Literature Review |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating the Connection between Thermal Comfort and Productivity in Buildings: A Systematic Literature Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating the Connection between Thermal Comfort and Productivity in Buildings: A Systematic Literature Review |
| title_short | Evaluating the Connection between Thermal Comfort and Productivity in Buildings: A Systematic Literature Review |
| title_sort | evaluating the connection between thermal comfort and productivity in buildings a systematic literature review |
| topic | thermal comfort productivity predicted mean vote predicted percentage of dissatisfied buildings |
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