Multi-domain sensor’s location and frequency of measurements: a preliminary investigation for living laboratory developments

Kaye Zhou, Giorgia Chinazzo

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Abstract

Living laboratories are emerging as a new paradigm for studying human-building interactions beyond traditional laboratory and field studies. Living laboratories allow the measurement of several indoor environmental quality (IEQ) conditions simultaneously. To this end, sensors able to measure multiple IEQ conditions simultaneously, such as visual, thermal, acoustic, and air quality (i.e., multi-domain sensors), can be used. When installing and setting up multi-domain sensors in buildings, their location and frequency of measurements must be carefully chosen to gather the conditions that better represent the ones experienced by the occupants. This information is rarely detailed in experimental studies, and only general guidelines have been published for single-domain instrumentation. To fill this gap, this study investigates the influence of the location and frequency of measurements on the environmental measures of multi-domain sensors. The experiment, run in single and shared offices, involves the measurement of various IEQ conditions with commercial-grade devices. Results show small variations across the selected locations around the occupant, except for illuminance measurements. The results can be used by researchers interested in setting up a living laboratory or by building professionals, property owners, or building occupants interested in monitoring the buildings they design, manage, own, or occupy.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationHealthy Buildings Europe 2023
Subtitle of host publicationBeyond Disciplinary Boundaries
PublisherInternational Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate
Pages815-823
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)9781713877158
StatePublished - 2023
Event18th Healthy Buildings Europe Conference 2023: Beyond Disciplinary Boundaries - Aachen, Germany
Duration: Jun 11 2023Jun 14 2023

Publication series

NameHealthy Buildings Europe 2023: Beyond Disciplinary Boundaries
Volume2

Conference

Conference18th Healthy Buildings Europe Conference 2023: Beyond Disciplinary Boundaries
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityAachen
Period6/11/236/14/23

Keywords

  • Combined effects
  • Human comfort
  • Living lab
  • Monitoring
  • Sensor features
  • Timestamp

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Environmental Science (miscellaneous)

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