An Efficient Method to Compute Thermal Parameters of the Comfort Map Using a Decreased Number of Measurements

Balázs Cakó, Erzsébet Szeréna Zoltán, János Girán, Gabriella Medvegy, Mária Eördöghné Miklós, Árpád Nyers, Anett Tímea Grozdics, Zsolt Kisander, Viktor Bagdán and Ágnes Borsos
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Balázs Cakó: Department of Building Services and Building Engineering of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Pécs, Boszorkány St. 2., H-7624 Pécs, Hungary
Erzsébet Szeréna Zoltán: Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Pécs, Boszorkány St. 2., H-7624 Pécs, Hungary
János Girán: Department of Public Health Medicines, Medical School, University of Pécs, Szigeti St. 12., H-7624 Pécs, Hungary
Gabriella Medvegy: Department of Interior, Applied and Creative Design, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology University of Pécs, Boszorkány St. 2., H-7624 Pécs, Hungary
Mária Eördöghné Miklós: Department of Building Services and Building Engineering of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Pécs, Boszorkány St. 2., H-7624 Pécs, Hungary
Árpád Nyers: Department of Building Services and Building Engineering of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Pécs, Boszorkány St. 2., H-7624 Pécs, Hungary
Anett Tímea Grozdics: Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Pécs, Boszorkány St. 2., H-7624 Pécs, Hungary
Zsolt Kisander: Department of Automation, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology University of Pécs, Boszorkány St. 2., H-7624 Pécs, Hungary
Viktor Bagdán: Department of Automation, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology University of Pécs, Boszorkány St. 2., H-7624 Pécs, Hungary
Ágnes Borsos: Department of Interior, Applied and Creative Design, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology University of Pécs, Boszorkány St. 2., H-7624 Pécs, Hungary

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 18, 1-14

Abstract: This paper presents an empirical approach to design ideal workplaces using the PMV-PPD (predicted mean vote–predicted percentage dissatisfied) method set in ISO 7730 in terms of thermal comfort. The key concept behind our method is that the overall employee satisfaction might be improved if they can select the most suitable desk based on their personal comfort preferences. To support desk sharing, we designed a comfort map toolkit, which can visualize the distribution of comfort parameters within office spaces. The article describes the steps to create comfort maps with methods already widely used, as well as a new one developed by our research team, including the measurement procedures and the theoretical background required.

Keywords: comfort theory; comfort map; interpolation procedure; artificial intelligence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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