Thermal and air quality comfort of office buildings based on new principles of dimensioning in Hungary

Abstract

The majority of climatized comfort spaces are located in office buildings. It is of particular importance to ensure an adequate heat and air quality comfort in such buildings as occupants usually spend their entire working day (8 hours) in their offices unlike in a theatre, restaurant or cinema. Furthermore, issues of comfort in office buildings must be addressed with special attention because the type of work performed requires extra intellectual concentration. In our research the theoretical issues of ensuring adequate thermal and air quality comfort were studied and in-situ measurements were carried out in office buildings. This paper proposes to present the results and the conclusions of the research, which will be the basis of the new principles of dimensioning.