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1. 1. Assessing indoor environmental quality and occupant comfort in modern wood buildings with post-occupancy evaluation and building performance simulation

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Henriikka Taipale; [2021]
   Keywords : Climate change; Post-occupancy evaluation; Building performance simulation; Residential; Wood buildings; Engineered wood products; Indoor environmental quality; Thermal comfort; Indoor air quality; Acoustics; Visual comfort; Case study; Denmark; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : The European building sector is a source of significant negative environmental impacts, and large part of its carbon emissions can be attributed to heating, cooling and lighting of buildings – in other words, regulating buildings’ indoor environments. As people spend most of their lives indoors, there is a great challenge to create comfortable indoor environments, while also striving for further energy-efficiency and lower environmental impact. READ MORE