Indoor Environmental Quality Survey in Research Institute: A Floor-by-Floor Analysis

Jong-Won Lee, Deuk-Woo Kim, Seung-Eon Lee and Jae-Weon Jeong
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Jong-Won Lee: Department of Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea
Deuk-Woo Kim: Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology, 283 Goyang-daero, Daehwa-dong, Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang-si 10223, Korea
Seung-Eon Lee: Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology, 283 Goyang-daero, Daehwa-dong, Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang-si 10223, Korea
Jae-Weon Jeong: Department of Architectural Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Korea

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 24, 1-17

Abstract: Comprehensively monitoring indoor environmental quality (IEQ) parameters and their dynamic relations is essential to ensure improved productivity and a healthy environment for building occupants. Although IEQ significantly influences working efficiency, studies addressing this aspect with researchers in institutes as the focal point are limited. Thus, this study employed drill-down analyses, such as floor-by-floor and building-by-building examinations and used an occupant IEQ survey approach to evaluate working conditions in research buildings. This study systematically and objectively assessed IEQ using the Korea building occupant survey system. The results indicate that acoustic qualities affect the work productivity and satisfaction of the building occupants. The floor-by-floor analysis is necessary to identify IEQ factors and the reasons for the satisfaction of occupants. Additionally, it is important to improve the user-friendliness of the system, implement frequent survey distribution systems, and empirically analyze data associations among building, spatial, and demographical characteristics.

Keywords: indoor environmental quality (IEQ); occupant satisfaction; research institute; floor-by-floor analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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