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Title: | Evaluation of an indoor environmental quality model for very small residential units | Authors: | Mui, KW Tsang, TW Wong, LT William, Yu, YP |
Issue Date: | 1-Apr-2019 | Source: | Indoor and built environment, Apr. 1, 2019, v. 28, no. 4, p. 470-478 | Abstract: | This study investigates the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) responses from occupants living in very small residential units that are unique to Hong Kong. Through the changes in environmental parameters, including thermal, indoor air quality, visual and aural, the study demonstrates that the overall IEQ acceptance in these units is different from the one in general residential building environments. Results show that occupants of these units are more sensitive to warmth and operative temperature change as compared to occupants of general residential buildings. A small variation of thermal acceptance suggests that the small unit occupants have already developed certain degree of tolerance to hot conditions. The adaptation to the reality of a hot environment is also reflected in the overall IEQ acceptance. It is believed that very small space residents have developed tolerance and adaptation to an unchangeable reality, changing environmental conditions does not necessarily alter their acceptance of individual IEQ aspects and overall IEQ. | Keywords: | Acceptance Indoor environmental quality (IEQ) Occupant Residential buildings Tolerance Very small residential space |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications | Journal: | Indoor and built environment | ISSN: | 1420-326X | EISSN: | 1423-0070 | DOI: | 10.1177/1420326X18773802 | Rights: | This is the accepted version of the publication Mui, K. W., Tsang, T. W., Wong, L. T., & William Yu, Y. P., Evaluation of an indoor environmental quality model for very small residential units, Indoor and Built Environment (Volume 28 and issue 4) pp. 470-478. Copyright © 2018 (The Author(s)). DOI: 10.1177/1420326X18773802. |
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