Variability of Thermal Comfort and Energy Consumption by Introducing Working from Home
17th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, INDOOR AIR 2022
; 2022.
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in English
| Scopus | ID: covidwho-2325352
ABSTRACT
Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, many companies have introduced working from home to avoid the risk of infection. In this study, we conducted questionnaire surveys and analysed the building energy management system (BEMS) in an office building where the number of employees working from home increased after the onset of the pandemic. The influence of working from home on the indoor environment satisfaction and the variability in energy consumption at home and office was determined. The indoor environment satisfaction was significantly higher when working from home than when working at the office. In 2020, the total energy consumption at home and office decreased by 30% in April and increased by 22% in August compared to the previous year. To work from home while saving energy regardless of the season, it is necessary to reduce office energy consumption by decreasing the number of workers present at the office. © 2022 17th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, INDOOR AIR 2022. All rights reserved.
BEMS; COVID-19; Energy saving; Indoor environment satisfaction; Workers present; Air quality; Energy conservation; Energy management systems; Energy utilization; Human resource management; Indoor air pollution; Office buildings; Building energy management systems; Energy savings; Energy-consumption; Energy-savings; Indoor environment; Questionnaire surveys; Total energy; Worker present; Workers'
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Observational study
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English
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17th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, INDOOR AIR 2022
Year:
2022
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