Future of Buildings: Graduate Insights and Innovations

“The Impact of Office Temperature and Personal Environmental Control Systems on Office Workers’ Perception and Performance”
Presenter: Xin Guo, third-year Ph.D. student in SyracuseCoE’s Building Energy and Environmental Systems Laboratory (BEESL)

Comfort levels can vary among individuals within the same office environment due to personal preferences and other factors. Additionally, remote work has become more common in the post-pandemic era. Personal environmental control systems (PECS) may provide a solution to improve individual health, comfort, and productivity while also reducing energy consumption. This study was conducted in a laboratory office environment with 12 workstations, where the temperature varied between 66–70°F, 74-78°F. The newest results will demonstrate the interaction between occupants and PECS at different temperatures, as well as the effects of PECS and office temperature on thermal comfort, psychological perception, cognitive performance, and physiological responses.

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