Torresin, S;
Albatici, R;
Aletta, F;
Babich, F;
Oberman, T;
Stawinoga, AE;
Kang, J;
(2021)
Relaxing and working from home: Associations between heating, ventilation and cooling system typologies and indoor soundscape evaluation.
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8th International Building Physics Conference (IBPC 2021) 25-27 August 2021, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Abstract
Data from an online survey conducted in January 2021 by 464 participants living in London and working from home (WFH) after the COVID-19 outbreak were analysed, focusing on: (1) types of building services at home, (2) perceived sound dominance of building services, and (3) the perception of the indoor acoustic environment (i.e. the indoor soundscape) in relation to two main activities, i.e. WFH and relaxation. Results show that most of participants' houses had radiators for heating and relied on window opening for ventilation and cooling. Air systems (e.g., HVAC systems) resulted in higher perceived dominance compared to other systems, but only when evaluated for WFH. Sound dominance from building services was in turn related to soundscape evaluation. Spaces with less dominant sounds from building services were more appropriate for both WFH and relaxation, and spaces with fewer dominant sounds were assessed better, but just for WFH. Participants' evaluations generally did not differ according to building service typology. The presence of air-cooling systems was associated with better perceived sound environments, most likely due to better acoustics conditions in newly built or retrofitted dwellings, more probably equipped with air cooling systems. Preliminary findings point out the importance of carefully considering the dominance of sounds by building services, especially for air systems, in relation to traditional and new uses of residential buildings.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
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| Title: | Relaxing and working from home: Associations between heating, ventilation and cooling system typologies and indoor soundscape evaluation |
| Event: | 8th International Building Physics Conference (IBPC 2021) 25-27 August 2021, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1088/1742-6596/2069/1/012174 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2069/1/012174 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Content from this work may be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 licence. Any further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the title of the work, journal citation and DOI. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Bartlett School Env, Energy and Resources |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10141000 |
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