Exploring the Dynamics of Occupants’ Thermal and Visual Perception, Physiological Responses, and Performance in Office Environments
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Bibliographic record
Abstract
Understanding occupant comfort in indoor environments is critical for designing spaces that promote well-being and efficiency. However, traditional assumptions regarding occupants’ thermal and visual preferences often result in energy inefficiency or discomfort. This thesis examines different approaches for acquiring occupant information—ranging from subjective feedback and physiological measurements—to better understand comfort preferences in varying environments. Additionally, this work addresses the gaps in comfort research, which is predominantly focused on the Global North, by conducting experimental studies in contrasting climatic regions (Montreal, Canada - ASHRAE Climate Zone 6, and Cairo, Egypt - ASHRAE Climate Zone 2B). These studies investigate the interplay between thermal and visual comfort domains under varied lighting and temperature conditions and their impact on physiological responses such as heart rate variability (HRV) and skin temperature (ST). Furthermore, thermal comfort analyses were conducted using wearable sensing technologies to monitor physiological signals, including electroencephalography (EEG), HRV, and ST. These analyses assess how thermal conditions influence comfort perceptions and task performance across different genders and locations, revealing significant variations in physiological responses to temperature and lighting conditions. The experiments were conducted in controlled office environments to simulate real-world conditions, and the data collected aimed to evaluate location-specific and gender-related differences in comfort and performance. Comparative analyses from experimental trials in Montreal and Cairo show notable differences in thermal comfort perception and task performance, with males being more sensitive to thermal conditions and location-specific variations affecting heart rate variability and skin temperature. These findings provide a foundation for developing adaptive building environments that can dynamically adjust indoor conditions to improve occupant well-being and energy efficiency. These findings offer valuable insights into the relationship between physiological responses, thermal comfort perceptions, and occupant performance in office environments, offering a pathway toward the integration of Occupant-Centric Control (OCC) strategies in future smart building environment.
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Full frame distilled prediction
Teacher imitationNot calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. Learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and 10,348 direct Gemma labels. Candidate is the union of thresholded teacher heads; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels or direct frontier model labels.
Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Machine scores (provisional)
The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.
Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
score_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it