Reliability of human environmental 'sensors': Evidence from first- and third-person methods
| Autor: | Akari Nakai Kidd, Abdul-Manan Sadick, Vanessa Whittem, Mark DeKay, Astrid Roetzel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Environmental Engineering
Future studies Computer science Geography Planning and Development Applied psychology 0211 other engineering and technologies 02 engineering and technology Building and Construction 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Condition assessment Task (project management) Third person Sustainable design 021108 energy Air movement Reliability (statistics) 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Civil and Structural Engineering |
| Zdroj: | Building and Environment. 186:107303 |
| ISSN: | 0360-1323 |
| Popis: | The aim of this research was to assess the reliability of occupants' verbalised thoughts and experiences of environmental conditions for objective environmental condition assessment. This research was based on the Integral Sustainable Design approach and included concurrent think-aloud method and environmental measurements at participants indicated most intense temperature, air movement, sound, lighting and preferred place to study (PPS) locations. The results showed that parameters of the most intense environmental places were significantly higher or lower than PPS. Participants' experiences of the most intense environmental places as intensely high and low, compared to PPS, was generally mirrored by differences in measured environmental parameters between the two sets of places. Findings show that, in this case, human sensors of environmental conditions are reliable. The think-aloud method revealed that participants considered multiple environmental parameters of PPS concurrently and made trade-offs that prioritised the studying task. Future studies might consider integrating first-person reporting with building operation and maintenance functions to improve efficiency without compromising occupants’ preferences, satisfaction and comfort. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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