TY - GEN
T1 - Performance evaluation measures for workplace productivity
AU - Tanabe, Shin Ichi
AU - Nishihara, Naoe
AU - Haneda, Masaoki
PY - 2007/12/1
Y1 - 2007/12/1
N2 - To promote the effort for energy conservation, it is also important to estimate the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) from the aspect of office worker's productivity. In this paper, a field survey in a call-center was explained with the main result relating the indoor air temperature and the performance of the communicators. Then, an example of economical effect of changing the preset temperature of the air-conditioning system in summer was estimated based on the findings from the field survey. It was suggested that the benefit by the reduction in the running cost and the reduction of the CO 2 emission would be minimal compared to the possible cost generated by the performance decrement. The reduction in the emission of greenhouse gases is essential for the world wide concern of the global warming issue; however, it is also important to give considerations on productivity for the measures in offices. Finally, a tool was introduced to measure objectively the performance level of the office workers with several standard tests.
AB - To promote the effort for energy conservation, it is also important to estimate the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) from the aspect of office worker's productivity. In this paper, a field survey in a call-center was explained with the main result relating the indoor air temperature and the performance of the communicators. Then, an example of economical effect of changing the preset temperature of the air-conditioning system in summer was estimated based on the findings from the field survey. It was suggested that the benefit by the reduction in the running cost and the reduction of the CO 2 emission would be minimal compared to the possible cost generated by the performance decrement. The reduction in the emission of greenhouse gases is essential for the world wide concern of the global warming issue; however, it is also important to give considerations on productivity for the measures in offices. Finally, a tool was introduced to measure objectively the performance level of the office workers with several standard tests.
KW - Economical analysis
KW - Field survey
KW - Performance
KW - Performance evaluation tool
KW - Productivity
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84857250694
SN - 9784861630712
T3 - IAQVEC 2007 Proceedings - 6th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings: Sustainable Built Environment
SP - 663
EP - 670
BT - IAQVEC 2007 Proceedings - 6th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings
T2 - 6th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings: Sustainable Built Environment, IAQVEC 2007
Y2 - 28 October 2007 through 31 October 2007
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