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Building certification schemes and the quality of indoor environment
Building certification schemes create a new standard for the built environment reflecting the growing environmental consciousness and the need for “green buildings”. They are expected to signify an outstanding quality and excellence. Buildings, which receive a high degree of certification, are consequently presumed to guarantee the outstanding indoor environmental quality (IEQ). There still exists, however, scarcity of data supporting this postulation, especially as regards the ratings and perceptions of occupants of certified buildings. This PhD attempts to shed a light on this topic and supplement with new measuring data. It attempts additionally to formulate recommendations regarding future revisions of building certifications, so that the IEQ requirements, human needs and expectations are sufficiently addressed. These objectives were attained initially by reviewing the scientific literature, providing information on the performance of building certification schemes in relation to IEQ and ratings of building occupants. Then, information was collected on IEQ in existing office buildings certified as green buildings with particular focus on the work performance indicators, acute health symptoms, and perceptions and comfort. Information on IEQ in the existing buildings was collected through field campaigns. They comprised measurements in 6 office buildings in Singapore certified using the Green Mark (GM) Certification Scheme. The measurements were additionally carried out in 6 office buildings that are not certified, and do not qualify for GM certification. The study looked into seven dimensions in a holistic and longitudinal approach. A special on-line software was developed for collecting responses from building occupants. It integrates the questions regarding satisfaction, acute health symptoms, information on the conditions and parameters supporting and distracting from the efficient work, as well as the self-estimated performance and objectively measured performance using different tasks examining various ...
Building certification schemes and the quality of indoor environment
Building certification schemes create a new standard for the built environment reflecting the growing environmental consciousness and the need for “green buildings”. They are expected to signify an outstanding quality and excellence. Buildings, which receive a high degree of certification, are consequently presumed to guarantee the outstanding indoor environmental quality (IEQ). There still exists, however, scarcity of data supporting this postulation, especially as regards the ratings and perceptions of occupants of certified buildings. This PhD attempts to shed a light on this topic and supplement with new measuring data. It attempts additionally to formulate recommendations regarding future revisions of building certifications, so that the IEQ requirements, human needs and expectations are sufficiently addressed. These objectives were attained initially by reviewing the scientific literature, providing information on the performance of building certification schemes in relation to IEQ and ratings of building occupants. Then, information was collected on IEQ in existing office buildings certified as green buildings with particular focus on the work performance indicators, acute health symptoms, and perceptions and comfort. Information on IEQ in the existing buildings was collected through field campaigns. They comprised measurements in 6 office buildings in Singapore certified using the Green Mark (GM) Certification Scheme. The measurements were additionally carried out in 6 office buildings that are not certified, and do not qualify for GM certification. The study looked into seven dimensions in a holistic and longitudinal approach. A special on-line software was developed for collecting responses from building occupants. It integrates the questions regarding satisfaction, acute health symptoms, information on the conditions and parameters supporting and distracting from the efficient work, as well as the self-estimated performance and objectively measured performance using different tasks examining various ...
Building certification schemes and the quality of indoor environment
Da Silva, Nuno Alexandre Faria (author)
2015-01-01
Da Silva , N A F 2015 , Building certification schemes and the quality of indoor environment . DTU Civil Engineering Report , no. DTU Civil Engineering Report R335 , Technical University of Denmark, Department of Civil Engineering .
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Electronic Resource
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