Abstract
The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami which occurred on March 11, 2011 caused widespread damage and electricity shortage. So the Japanese government has directed large-scale electricity users to curb their consumption by 15 percent of what they used last summer. However, excessive saving electricity forces office workers to be patient, and it can lead to productivity decline. In this study, the field survey and questionnaire survey were conducted in six buildings saving on electricity to study the indoor environment, the workers' productivity and energy conservation. As a result, it was found that the rise of temperature leads to the sharp decline of productivity and comfort, and that power saving of lighting made less dissatisfaction for office workers and reduced more electric energy than turning up the air conditioning. Office workers can keep productivity if there are no dissatisfactions for them. Therefore, lowering illuminance is found to be more effective for saving electricity than turning up the air conditioning.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 901-908 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Environmental Engineering (Japan) |
| Volume | 79 |
| Issue number | 704 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 Oct 1 |
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Keywords
- Air conditioning
- Comfort
- Field survey
- Lighting
- Power saving
- Productivity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Engineering
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Effect of power saving measures on comfort, productivity and energy conservation : Research on the field survey of office buildings under power saving after the Great East Japan Earthquake. / Iwahashi, Yuko; Tanabe, Shinichi; Tsushima, Sayana; Nishihara, Naoe; Hiraoka, Masaya; Komoda, Hideharu; Tabuchi, Seiichi.
In: Journal of Environmental Engineering (Japan), Vol. 79, No. 704, 01.10.2014, p. 901-908.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Iwahashi, Yuko
AU - Tanabe, Shinichi
AU - Tsushima, Sayana
AU - Nishihara, Naoe
AU - Hiraoka, Masaya
AU - Komoda, Hideharu
AU - Tabuchi, Seiichi
PY - 2014/10/1
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N2 - The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami which occurred on March 11, 2011 caused widespread damage and electricity shortage. So the Japanese government has directed large-scale electricity users to curb their consumption by 15 percent of what they used last summer. However, excessive saving electricity forces office workers to be patient, and it can lead to productivity decline. In this study, the field survey and questionnaire survey were conducted in six buildings saving on electricity to study the indoor environment, the workers' productivity and energy conservation. As a result, it was found that the rise of temperature leads to the sharp decline of productivity and comfort, and that power saving of lighting made less dissatisfaction for office workers and reduced more electric energy than turning up the air conditioning. Office workers can keep productivity if there are no dissatisfactions for them. Therefore, lowering illuminance is found to be more effective for saving electricity than turning up the air conditioning.
AB - The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami which occurred on March 11, 2011 caused widespread damage and electricity shortage. So the Japanese government has directed large-scale electricity users to curb their consumption by 15 percent of what they used last summer. However, excessive saving electricity forces office workers to be patient, and it can lead to productivity decline. In this study, the field survey and questionnaire survey were conducted in six buildings saving on electricity to study the indoor environment, the workers' productivity and energy conservation. As a result, it was found that the rise of temperature leads to the sharp decline of productivity and comfort, and that power saving of lighting made less dissatisfaction for office workers and reduced more electric energy than turning up the air conditioning. Office workers can keep productivity if there are no dissatisfactions for them. Therefore, lowering illuminance is found to be more effective for saving electricity than turning up the air conditioning.
KW - Air conditioning
KW - Comfort
KW - Field survey
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KW - Power saving
KW - Productivity
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