A Study on Indoor Environmental Quality

Year 2022, , 1724 - 1741, 15.12.2022

Ülger Bulut Karaca

https://doi.org/10.35674/kent.1118122

Abstract

Today, people spend most of their time indoors such as home, office and school. Health and productivity problems such as sick building syndrome, building-related illness, decreased learning performance in schools and the productivity of employees in office environments, and these have been common in recent years, are associated with indoor quality. This study aims to draw attention to the importance of indoor environment quality (ieq) in terms of human health and productivity by associating the concepts of indoor environment quality and sustainable building. Within the scope of this study, thermal comfort, indoor air quality, lighting and visual comfort, and acoustic comfort, which can be actively measured and controlled, are discussed. The definitions of these parameters, their effects on the user, their measurement methods and their relations with sustainable building certificates are discussed with the help of findings obtained from the standards and literature review related to the ieq. In conclusion, the basic parameters of the ieq considered in the study are related to the health and productivity of the building users. There are significant health and financial benefits to consider. It has been concluded that the physical conditions in the indoor environment can be met with appropriate design and building operating systems, and that green building certification systems contribute to the development of ieq in buildings.

Keywords

Indoor Environmental Quality, Occupants’ Health, Occupants’ Productivity, Green Guides, Indoor Environmental Quality Measurement

İç Ortam Kalitesinin Önemi Üzerine Bir Araştırma

Abstract

Günümüzde insanlar zamanlarının büyük bölümünü konut, ofis, okul gibi kapalı mekânda geçirmektedir. Son yıllarda yaygın olarak görülen hasta bina sendromu, bina kaynaklı hastalıklar, okullarda öğrenim performansının ve ofis ortamlarında çalışanların verimliliklerinin azalması gibi sağlık ve verimlilik sorunları iç ortam kalitesi ile ilişkilendirilmektedir. Bu çalışmada iç ortam kalitesi ve sürdürülebilir bina kavramları ilişkilendirilerek, insan sağlığı ve verimliliği konularında iç ortam kalitesinin (iok) önemine dikkat çekmek amaçlanmaktadır. Bu çalışma kapsamında iok’ni belirleyen parametrelerden aktif olarak ölçülebilen ve kontrol edilebilen ısıl konfor, iç hava kalitesi, aydınlatma ve görsel konfor, akustik konfor ele alınmıştır. İok ile ilgili standart ve literatür taraması ile elde edilen bulgular sonucunda bu parametrelerin tanımları, kullanıcı üzerindeki etkileri, ölçülme yöntemleri ve yeşil bina sertifikasyon sistemleri ile ilişkileri ele alınmıştır. Sonuçta, iok'nin çalışmada ele alınan temel parametrelerinin, bina kullanıcılarının sağlığı ve üretkenliği ile ilişkili olduğu; dikkate alınmasında önemli sağlık ve finansal yararlar olduğu; iç ortamdaki fiziksel koşulların, uygun tasarım ve bina işletim sistemleri ile karşılanabileceği, yeşil bina sertifika sistemlerinin binalarda iok’nin gelişimine katkı sağladığı sonuçlarına ulaşılmıştır.

Keywords

İç Ortam Kalitesi, Kullanıcı Sağlığı, Kullanıcıların Verimliliği, Yeşil Bina Sertifikaları, İç Ortam Kalitesi Ölçümü

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