Occupants’ Satisfaction of Indoor Environment Quality in Non-Linear Minimum Buildings in Winter Based on the Role of Different Kinds of Perceptions

Yi Liu, Wei Luo and Xing Chen
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Yi Liu: College of Electrical, Energy and Power Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, China
Wei Luo: College of Electrical, Energy and Power Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, China
Xing Chen: College of Architectural Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 9, 1-11

Abstract: Non-Linear Minimum Building (NLMB) is a sort of low-carbon building designed to meet the needs of the growing urban population around the world. This study investigates the perceptions of indoor environments among students whilst staying in NLMBs. The students were asked to participate in the subjective survey in order to gather their indoor environmental satisfaction votes. The objectives of this study are to know the importance of six human sensations inside NLMBs relative to indoor environmental satisfaction. The main findings indicated the great function of the humidity sensation in NLMBs, followed by the thermal sensation, the noise sensation, the visual sensation, the air freshness sensation and the draft sensation. Although the subjects were not very satisfied with the humidity sensation, the overall indoor environmental satisfaction was quite high under the relatively cold conditions in winter. Moreover, the studies, through in-depth interviews, showed that the majority of people felt comfortable, and some of them experienced good feelings or experiences when they stayed in NLMBs.

Keywords: minimum building; low carbon building; indoor environmental satisfaction; perceptive-cognitive aspects; sensation dimension; comfort dimension (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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