Health, work performance, and risk of infection in office-like environments: The role of indoor temperature, air humidity, and ventilation

P Wolkoff, K Azuma, P Carrer - International Journal of Hygiene and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Epidemiological and experimental studies have revealed the effects of the room
temperature, indoor air humidity, and ventilation on human health, work and cognitive …

The physical office workplace as a resource for mental health–A systematic scoping review

L Bergefurt, M Weijs-Perrée… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Previous studies indicated a potential influence of physical workplace characteristics (eg
light, noise, air quality) on employees' mental health (eg stress, fatigue, or mood). Until …

Associations between indoor relative humidity and global COVID-19 outcomes

CA Verheyen, L Bourouiba - Journal of the Royal Society …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Globally, the spread and severity of COVID-19 have been distinctly non-uniform. Seasonality
was suggested as a contributor to regional variability, but the relationship between weather …

An integrative health framework for wellbeing in the built environment

A Engineer, RJ Gualano, RL Crocker, JL Smith… - Building and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper seeks to establish a framework for instantiating wellbeing in the built environment
through the lens of integrative health. Integrative health is defined as “healing-oriented …

Human ammonia emission rates under various indoor environmental conditions

M Li, CJ Weschler, G Beko, P Wargocki… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Ammonia (NH3) is typically present at higher concentrations in indoor air (∼ 10–70 ppb)
than in outdoor air (∼ 50 ppt to 5 ppb). It is the dominant neutralizer of acidic species in …

A comprehensive review of impact assessment of indoor thermal environment on work and cognitive performance-Combined physiological measurements and …

S Li, X Zhang, Y Li, W Gao, F Xiao, Y Xu - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Ensuring occupants' work or cognitive performance and maintaining thermal comfort are
important targets of indoor thermal environment management. Physiological indicators are …

Indoor environmental quality in offices and risk of health and productivity complaints at work: A literature review

F Felgueiras, Z Mourão, A Moreira… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Many service jobs are carried out in modern offices, with individual offices being
increasingly replaced by open-plan settings. The high number of adult people working in …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of indoor air temperature and relative humidity on learning performance of undergraduates

C Liu, Y Zhang, L Sun, W Gao, X Jing, W Ye - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
The indoor thermal environment plays an important role in learning performance, but many
relevant studies have focused primarily on subjective evaluation and achievement …

[HTML][HTML] Integrative medicine considerations for convalescence from mild-to-moderate COVID-19 disease

L Alschuler, AM Chiasson, R Horwitz, E Sternberg… - Explore, 2022 - Elsevier
The majority of individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 have mild-to-moderate COVID-19
disease. Convalescence from mild-to-moderate (MtoM) COVID-19 disease may be …

Fast prediction for multi-parameters (concentration, temperature and humidity) of indoor environment towards the online control of HVAC system

HC Zhu, C Ren, SJ Cao - Building Simulation, 2021 - Springer
Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are the most energy-consuming
building implements for the improvement of indoor environmental quality (IEQ). We have …