The adaptive thermal comfort of individual performance working at home
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.30822/arteks.v9i2.3261Keywords:
Eco-friendly architecture, Home, House, Performance, Thermal comfortAbstract
Eco-friendly architecture (EFA) is a design approach to produce healthy and comfortable buildings. In the pandemic era and in years to come when working from home is a trend, a healthy and comfortable home is crucial because people spend their time at home. Thermal comfort is considered the most significant comfort factor for building occupants, especially at home. This paper reports a study on the relationship between thermal comfort, individual performance, and productivity while working at home. Data was collected qualitatively through observation, heat transfer calculation, and in-depth interviews. This study concludes that a thermally comfortable house that follows the EFA concept is an aspect that influences performance and productivity. However, thermal comfort is not the only aspect related to comfort. Habits and adaptation of occupants to certain conditions also affect comfort, which leads to good performance and productivity. Occupants feel comfortable doing office and household tasks at home due to their adaptation to the surrounding thermal comfort based on their preferences.
Downloads
References
Atmaca, A. B., and G. Zorer Gedik. 2019. "Evaluation of mosques in terms of thermal comfort and energy consumption in a temperate-humid climate." Energy and Buildings 195: 195-204.
de Dear, Richard, Kim, J., Candido, C., and Deuble, M. 2015. "Adaptive thermal comfort in Australian school classrooms." Building Research and Information 43(3): 383-398.
Duran, A., and Ömeroğlu, E. 2022. "How parents spent time at home with their preschool-aged children during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020." Journal of Early Childhood Research, 20(1), 13-26.
Dutta, M. 2023. "Maximizing the Benefits of Daylight in Residential Design and Construction: A Review of Modern Homes and Villas." Studies in Art and Architecture, 2(1), 16-20.
Fairuza, Nabila, Annisa Safira Riska, and Hanson E. Kusuma. 2021. "Tiga Belas Aspek Pertimbangan Perancangan Studio Arsitektur: Kelebihan dan Kekurangan." Jurnal Lingkungan Binaan Indonesia 10(4): 169-179.
Faulds, David J., and P. S. Raju. 2021. "The work-from-home trend: An interview with Brian Kropp." Business horizons 64.1: 29.
Feriadi, H., and Wong, N. H. 2004. "Thermal comfort for naturally ventilated houses in Indonesia." Energy and buildings, 36(7), 614-626.
Ganesh, Ghogare Abhijeet, Sinha, S. L., Verma, T. N., and Dewangan, S. K. 2021. "Investigation of indoor environment quality and factors affecting human comfort: A critical review." Building and Environment 204: 108146.
Gupta, J., and Chakraborty, M. 2021. "Energy efficiency in buildings. In Sustainable Fuel." Technologies Handbook (pp. 457-480). Academic Press.
Hakim, Rustam, and Hardi Utomo. 2008. "Komponen Perancangan Arsitektur Lansekap: prinsip-unsur dan aplikasi desain." PT Bumi Aksara, p.31
Hogianto, J., and Mediastika, C. E. 2019. "Relevancy of Indoor Temperature and Feng Shui Luo Pan Compass: the Case of Domestic Buildings in Surabaya, Indonesia." Dimensi, Journal of Architecture and Built Environment, 46(1): 35-42.
Huls, S. P., Sajjad, A., Kanters, T. A., Hakkaart-van Roijen, L., Brouwer, W. B., and van Exel, J. 2022. "Productivity of working at home and time allocation between paid work, unpaid work and leisure activities during a pandemic. " PharmacoEconomics, 40(1), 77-90.
Indraganti, Madhavi, Ryozo Ooka, and Hom B. Rijal. 2013. "Thermal comfort in offices in summer: Findings from a field study under the ‘setsuden’conditions in Tokyo, Japan." Building and Environment 61: 114-132.
Indraganti, Madhavi, Ryozo Ooka, and Hom B. Rijal. 2015. "Thermal comfort in offices in India: Behavioral adaptation and the effect of age and gender." Energy and Buildings 103: 284-295.
Jiao, Y., Yu, H., Yu, Y., Wang, Z., and Wei, Q. 2020. "Adaptive thermal comfort models for homes for older people in Shanghai, China." Energy and Buildings, 215, 109918.
Kartika, V. V., and D. Iswanto. 2020. "Pengaruh Bukaan Terhadap Kenyamanan Termal Pada Ruang Kelas di Kampus Teknik Arsitektur Universitas Diponegoro Tembalang.". IMAJI 9(4): 421-430.
Kesavan, Jana S., and Jose‐Luis Sagripanti. 2013. "Disinfection of airborne organisms by ultraviolet‐C radiation and sunlight." Aerosol Science: Technology and Applications, 417-439.
Lips, A. 2021. "The situation of young people at home during COVID-19 pandemic." Childhood Vulnerability Journal, 3(1), 61-78.
Masrur, M. Masad. 2021. "Komoditisasi aktifitas di rumah pada masa pandemi Covid-19." Jurnal Ilmiah Manajemen Informasi dan Komunikasi 5(1): 39-48.
Noman, Fawaz Ghaleb, Nazri Kamsah, and Haslinda Mohamed Kamar. 2016. "Improvement of thermal comfort inside a mosque building." Jurnal Teknologi 78.8(5): 9-18.
Prasetyo, Teguh. 2012. "Perancangan Desain Ergonomi Ruang Proses Produksi Untuk Memperoleh Kenyamanan Termal Alami." Prosiding Seminas Competitive Advantage 1(2).
Purnamasari, Tri, Suharno Suharno, and Selviana Selviana. 2017. "Hubungan Faktor Lingkungan Fisik Dan Standar Luas Ruangan Dengan Kualitas Mikrobiologi Udara Pada Ruang Perawatan Rumah Sakit Bhayangkara Pontianak." Jumantik 4(1).
Putra, I. D. G. A., Nimiya, H., Kubota, T., Lee, H. S., Iketani, F., Trihamdani, A. R., ... and Pradana, R. P. 2023. "Study of vertical solar irradiance and local scale climate to assess passive cooling potential in Tangerang of Indonesia." In E3S Web of Conferences (Vol. 396, p. 05002). EDP Sciences.
Rahmananda, Muhammad Raafi, Suparman, A., Prakosa, W., Dimyati, D., and Pramono, D. 2021."Pengaruh Bukaan Terhadap Kenyamanan Termal pada Masjid Al-Azhar Sumarecon Bekasi." Jurnal Pendidikan Tambusai 5(3): 114519-114530.
Restrepo, B. J., and Zeballos, E. 2022. "Work from home and daily time allocations: evidence from the coronavirus pandemic." Review of Economics of the Household, 20(3), 735-758.
Santos, P., Pereira, A. C., Gervásio, H., Bettencourt, A., and Mateus, D. 2017. "Assessment of health and comfort criteria in a life cycle social context: Application to buildings for higher education." Building and Environment 123: 625-648.
Seyam, S. 2019. "The impact of greenery systems on building energy: Systematic review." Journal of Building Engineering, 26, 100887.
Sung, Wen-Tsai, and Sung-Jung Hsiao. 2020. "The application of thermal comfort control based on Smart House System of IoT." Measurement 149: 106997.
Utomo, Heru Prasetiyo, Fitry Aditya Fananiar, and Jullinar Dwi Pangesti. 2021. "Pengaruh Kondisi Lingkungan Terhadap Bentuk Bangunan Arsitektur." Jurnal Arsitektur 11(1): 25-32.
Wen, Yun-qi, Xu, L. L., Xue, C. H., and Jiang, X. M. 2020. "Effect of stored humidity and initial moisture content on the qualities and mycotoxin levels of maize germ and its processing products." Toxins 12(9): 535.
Zhang, J., Zhang, F., Gou, Z., and Liu, J. 2022. "Assessment of macroclimate and microclimate effects on outdoor thermal comfort via artificial neural network models." Urban Climate, 42, 101134.
Zhang, J., You, Q., Ren, G., Ullah, S., Normatov, I., and Chen, D. 2023. "Inequality of global thermal comfort conditions changes in a warmer world." Earth's Future, 11(2), e2022EF003109.
Zuhri, Syaifuddin, Karina Firdauzy, and Imam Ghozali. 2020. "Strategi Penghalang Sinar Matahari Otomatis Pada Unit Hunian Rumah Susun di Penjaringansari Surabaya." Envirotek: Jurnal Ilmiah Teknik Lingkungan 12(2): 82-89.
