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Quantifying Co-benefits of Building Automation: Effects of Shading Control on Visual Comfort, Well-Being, and Productivity in Office Buildings
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8583-5212
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4250-8200
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1220-7047
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4291-580X
Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS) offer the potential to enhance indoor environmental quality; thereby impacting job performance and employee well-being in office buildings. However, this class of co-benefits is often overlooked when investigating investment priorities during building design stage. This study aims at testing a novel approach to evaluate BACS co-benefits in office buildings on a case study. Improved daylight utilization and connection with the outside environment positively affect productivity, well-being and tenants are willing to pay more for well-lit offices. Automated and manual blind control are analyzed and compared using building performance simulation software EnergyPlus to determine their impact on visual comfort and link this with the related co-benefits. Results show that automatic blind control generally maintains higher UDI-a values. The positive impact is more evident on south-facing facades. A life cycle cost analysis has been performed for one office configuration to determine the co-benefits. This case experienced additional 29 h of comfortable lighting under automatic control which can be associated with a 0.032% productivity increase and 0.1% reduced sickness absence over the year.
Quantifying Co-benefits of Building Automation: Effects of Shading Control on Visual Comfort, Well-Being, and Productivity in Office Buildings
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8583-5212
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4250-8200
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1220-7047
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4291-580X
Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS) offer the potential to enhance indoor environmental quality; thereby impacting job performance and employee well-being in office buildings. However, this class of co-benefits is often overlooked when investigating investment priorities during building design stage. This study aims at testing a novel approach to evaluate BACS co-benefits in office buildings on a case study. Improved daylight utilization and connection with the outside environment positively affect productivity, well-being and tenants are willing to pay more for well-lit offices. Automated and manual blind control are analyzed and compared using building performance simulation software EnergyPlus to determine their impact on visual comfort and link this with the related co-benefits. Results show that automatic blind control generally maintains higher UDI-a values. The positive impact is more evident on south-facing facades. A life cycle cost analysis has been performed for one office configuration to determine the co-benefits. This case experienced additional 29 h of comfortable lighting under automatic control which can be associated with a 0.032% productivity increase and 0.1% reduced sickness absence over the year.
Quantifying Co-benefits of Building Automation: Effects of Shading Control on Visual Comfort, Well-Being, and Productivity in Office Buildings
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8583-5212
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4250-8200
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1220-7047
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4291-580X
Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS) offer the potential to enhance indoor environmental quality; thereby impacting job performance and employee well-being in office buildings. However, this class of co-benefits is often overlooked when investigating investment priorities during building design stage. This study aims at testing a novel approach to evaluate BACS co-benefits in office buildings on a case study. Improved daylight utilization and connection with the outside environment positively affect productivity, well-being and tenants are willing to pay more for well-lit offices. Automated and manual blind control are analyzed and compared using building performance simulation software EnergyPlus to determine their impact on visual comfort and link this with the related co-benefits. Results show that automatic blind control generally maintains higher UDI-a values. The positive impact is more evident on south-facing facades. A life cycle cost analysis has been performed for one office configuration to determine the co-benefits. This case experienced additional 29 h of comfortable lighting under automatic control which can be associated with a 0.032% productivity increase and 0.1% reduced sickness absence over the year.
Quantifying Co-benefits of Building Automation: Effects of Shading Control on Visual Comfort, Well-Being, and Productivity in Office Buildings
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Berardi, Umberto (editor) / Garzia, Federico (author) / Verbeke, Stijn (author) / Pozza, Cristian (author) / Audenaert, Amaryllis (author)
International Association of Building Physics ; 2024 ; Toronto, ON, Canada
2024-12-23
7 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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