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Introducing the concept of acoustic personalised environmental control systems (Acoustic PECS) within the framework of IEA EBC Annex 87

Torresin, S; Al-Assaad, D; Aletta, F; Balderrama, A; Bivolarova, MP; De Souza, LP; Dicle, SY; ... Wu, Z; + view all (2024) Introducing the concept of acoustic personalised environmental control systems (Acoustic PECS) within the framework of IEA EBC Annex 87. In: INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings. (pp. pp. 3371-3375). Institute of Noise Control Engineering: Nantes, France.

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Abstract

The availability of systems that can locally adjust environmental parameters holds the potential to enhance building occupant satisfaction by considering individual sensitivities, expectations, and needs. To this aim, Personalised Environmental Control Systems (PECS) are being studied as solutions that can provide individually controlled environments in the immediate surroundings of an occupant, without affecting directly the entire space and other occupants' environment. The concept has been primarily developed to address individual control of the thermal environment and perceived air quality, as in chairs with heating/cooling functions and desks equipped with personalized ventilation systems. By extending the concept of PECS to the acoustic domain, a framework on Acoustic PECS is here introduced and exemplified. The study builds on ongoing research within the IEA EBC - Annex 87, dedicated to investigating the Energy and Indoor Environmental Quality Performance of Personalised Environmental Control Systems.

Type: Proceedings paper
Title: Introducing the concept of acoustic personalised environmental control systems (Acoustic PECS) within the framework of IEA EBC Annex 87
Event: INTER-NOISE24: 53rd International Congress & Exposition on Noise Control Engineering
DOI: 10.3397/IN_2024_3317
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.3397/IN_2024_3317
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
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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/10216638
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