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Effect of the indoor environment on productivity in offices (new 2002)

Chairs
Olli Seppänen olli.seppanen@hut.fi
Helsinki Institute of Technology, Finland

Scientific Secretary
Pawel Wargocki pw@mek.dtu.dk
International Centre for Indoor Environment and Energy, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

Aim and scope
The focus of the task force is at establishing links between indoor environment and human responses which may have effect on productivity in office type work. The goal is to develop a model which can be used to estimate the cost effectiveness of good indoor environment including the productivity.

The work will be done mainly through the internet with an open approach.

Time table
The time schedule for the work is Sept 2001- August 2004 ( three years). A meeting and workshop as a part of International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate in Monterey, California is planned.

Results
The results will be published as a ISIAQ report and a net version.

 

Other Task forces

Guidelines for IAQ in schools (completed, report published)
Control of moisture and mold problems in cold climate (nearly completed, draft report)
IAQ and climate in cultural and heritage collections
Ventilation and IAQ in hospitals (completed, report ready for publication)
Criteria for cleaning of air handling systems
Performance of portable air cleaners
SBS Questionnaire
Health relevant VOC measurements in indoor air
Cleaning for better indoor environment
Design of healthy building environments
Dissemination of indoor air sciences
Education for healthier buildings
Performance criteria for healthy buildings
Effect of the indoor environment on productivity in offices (new 2002)
A vocabulary of the indoor air sciences (new 2002)
Indoor air research and building practice (new 2002)


Last Modified: 02-04-2003
Comments to: pw[at]mek.dtu.dk; stepan.vinar[at]kolodeje.cz