SURVEY CAMPAIGN
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The survey campaign analyzes the environmental comfort perception of the case study building occupants and their willingness towards comfort adaptability and energy saving behavior. In detail, the questionnaire investigates (i) some personal and activity information, such as age, gender, job, working days per week, and working times during a typical day; (ii) the thermal sensation and comfort in the working environment; and (iii) workers willingness to follow advices on energy saving and to play adaptive behaviors. The aim of the survey campaign is to identify possible trigger actions to counteract the energy demand and guarantee human wellbeing.
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SUMMARY OF THE MONITORING CAMPAIGNS
The standard and innovative monitoring systems to be implemented in the case study building for the analysis of the environmental and comfort conditions of the occupants were defined, by considering the equipment available at the Department of Engineering of University of Perugia. The systems were selected by taking into account the purpose to assess the environmental conditions in the case study building in order to improve the occupants’ comfort conditions by implementing energy efficient actions.
In particular, two standard environmental monitoring systems for the measure of the main physical parameters indoor and outdoor were selected. Moreover, an innovative wearable and portable miniaturize monitoring system was considered to measure the dynamic variation of outdoor microclimate conditions both in time and space around the case study building.
The campaign was carried out both in spring and in late summer/autumn, i.e. mid-seasons, since this is when occupants’ adaptive behaviors are more suitably applied and, therefore, triggering campaigns can be more effective.
The initial analysis of the environmental comfort perception of the case study building occupants was carried out through the survey campaign. Also, the willingness of workers towards comfort adaptability and energy saving behavior was investigated.
The survey campaign was developed by submitting anonymous paper questionnaires to the occupants in the office area of the case study building. It was carried out during late September 2019, during one of the continuous monitoring campaign of indoor microclimate conditions. The participants were 22 in total.
In particular, two standard environmental monitoring systems for the measure of the main physical parameters indoor and outdoor were selected. Moreover, an innovative wearable and portable miniaturize monitoring system was considered to measure the dynamic variation of outdoor microclimate conditions both in time and space around the case study building.
The campaign was carried out both in spring and in late summer/autumn, i.e. mid-seasons, since this is when occupants’ adaptive behaviors are more suitably applied and, therefore, triggering campaigns can be more effective.
The initial analysis of the environmental comfort perception of the case study building occupants was carried out through the survey campaign. Also, the willingness of workers towards comfort adaptability and energy saving behavior was investigated.
The survey campaign was developed by submitting anonymous paper questionnaires to the occupants in the office area of the case study building. It was carried out during late September 2019, during one of the continuous monitoring campaign of indoor microclimate conditions. The participants were 22 in total.