The importance of air quality for underground spaces: An international survey of public attitudes.

Autor: Yap HS; School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.; Culture Science Innovations, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.; Decision, Environmental and Organizational Neuroscience Lab, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore., Roberts AC; School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.; Culture Science Innovations, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.; Decision, Environmental and Organizational Neuroscience Lab, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.; ETH Zurich, Future Resilient Systems, Singapore-ETH Centre, Singapore., Luo C; School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore., Tan Z; School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.; Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China., Lee EH; School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.; Culture Science Innovations, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.; Decision, Environmental and Organizational Neuroscience Lab, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.; School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, Malaysia, Malaysia., Thach TQ; Center for Population Health Sciences, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore., Kwok KW; School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore., Car J; Center for Population Health Sciences, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.; Department of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, England., Soh CK; School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.; School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China., Christopoulos G; Culture Science Innovations, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.; Decision, Environmental and Organizational Neuroscience Lab, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.; Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture (ANFA), San Diego, CA, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Indoor air [Indoor Air] 2021 Nov; Vol. 31 (6), pp. 2239-2251. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jun 07.
DOI: 10.1111/ina.12863
Abstrakt: Space is a resource that is constantly being depleted, especially in mega-cities. Underground workspaces (UGS) are increasingly being included in urban plans and have emerged as an essential component of vertical cities. While progress had been made on the engineering aspects associated with the development of high-quality UGS, public attitudes toward UGS as work environments (ie, the public's design concerns with UGS) are relatively unknown. Here, we present the first large-scale study examining preferences and attitudes toward UGS, surveying close to 2000 participants from four cities in three continents (Singapore, Shanghai, London, and Montreal). Contrary to previous beliefs, air quality (and not lack of windows) is the major concern of prospective occupants. Windows, temperature, and lighting emerged as additional important building performance aspects for UGS. Early adopters (ie, individuals more willing to accept UGS and thus more likely to be the first occupants) across all cities prioritized air quality. Present results suggest that (perceived) air quality is a key building performance aspect for UGS that needs to be communicated to prospective occupants as this will improve their attitudes and views toward UGS. This study highlights the importance of indoor air quality for the public.
(© 2021 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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