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THE THERMAL ENVIRONMENT AND LEVEL OF AROUSAL: FIELD STUDIES TO ASCERTAIN THE EFFECTS OF AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS ON OFFICE WORKERS.

Author(s) : PURCELL A. T., THORNE R. H.

Type of article: Article

Summary

REVIEWS PREVIOUS RESEARCH ON HUMAN FUNCTIONING IN THE THERMAL ENVIRONMENT. SHOWS THAT A CHANGE OR VARIATION IN INTENSITY IS A RELEVANT ASPECT OF THE THERMAL ENVIRONMENT AND THAT ONE WAY IN WHICH THIS CHANGE INFLUENCES HUMAN FUNCTIONING IS THROUGH THE LEVEL OF AROUSAL OF THE INDIVIDUAL. DESCRIBES EXPERIMENTS CARRIED OUT ON THE PHYSICAL CONDITIONS IN SEVERAL OFFICES, ALL AIR CONDITIONED TO MAINTAIN TEMPERATURE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND AIR MOVEMENT AT THE PRESCRIBED STANDARDS. DISCUSSES THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE THERMAL ENVIRONMENT TO THE LEVEL OF AROUSAL AND TO PHYSIOLOGICAL STRAIN. (INT. BUILD. SERV. ABSTR., GB., 23, N 2, 1988, 15, 88-00472.

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  • Original title: THE THERMAL ENVIRONMENT AND LEVEL OF AROUSAL: FIELD STUDIES TO ASCERTAIN THE EFFECTS OF AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS ON OFFICE WORKERS.
  • Record ID : 1989-0259
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Archit. Sci. Rev. - vol. 30 - n. 4
  • Publication date: 1987
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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