Abstract
Recently, a policy named COOLBIZ has been executed in Japan as a measure against global warming. The policy suggests raising the preset cooling temperature in the office from 25°C to 28°C and wearing lighter business clothing. However, it is a concern that higher temperatures might negatively affect the office workers' performance and cause economic losses. Therefore, the office environment should be evaluated not only by the amount of energy conservation but also by the economic effect. In this research paper, productivity and ecoefficiency of three kinds of remedies for the office conditions during the COOLBIZ campaign were calculated: (1) setting back to a traditional office condition, (2) using additional individual cooling items, (3) installing different HVAC systems. From analysis, it was estimated that installing a task/ambient system using a radiant cooling system with membrane fabrics was the most effective from both perspective of the economic effect and the energy conservation.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | 12th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate 2011 |
| Pages | 2087-2092 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
| Event | 12th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate 2011 - Austin, TX Duration: 2011 Jun 5 → 2011 Jun 10 |
Other
| Other | 12th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate 2011 |
|---|---|
| City | Austin, TX |
| Period | 11/6/5 → 11/6/10 |
Fingerprint
Keywords
- Cooling items
- Ecoefficiency
- Radiant cooling system
- Thermal environment productivity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pollution
Cite this
Evaluation of air conditioning systems and cooling items by productivity and eco-efficiency. / Akiyama, Yuri; Tanabe, Shinichi; Nishihara, Naoe; Kasuya, Atsushi; Wada, Kazuki; Kawaguchi, Gen; Sako, Kanae.
12th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate 2011. Vol. 3 2011. p. 2087-2092.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
}
TY - GEN
T1 - Evaluation of air conditioning systems and cooling items by productivity and eco-efficiency
AU - Akiyama, Yuri
AU - Tanabe, Shinichi
AU - Nishihara, Naoe
AU - Kasuya, Atsushi
AU - Wada, Kazuki
AU - Kawaguchi, Gen
AU - Sako, Kanae
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Recently, a policy named COOLBIZ has been executed in Japan as a measure against global warming. The policy suggests raising the preset cooling temperature in the office from 25°C to 28°C and wearing lighter business clothing. However, it is a concern that higher temperatures might negatively affect the office workers' performance and cause economic losses. Therefore, the office environment should be evaluated not only by the amount of energy conservation but also by the economic effect. In this research paper, productivity and ecoefficiency of three kinds of remedies for the office conditions during the COOLBIZ campaign were calculated: (1) setting back to a traditional office condition, (2) using additional individual cooling items, (3) installing different HVAC systems. From analysis, it was estimated that installing a task/ambient system using a radiant cooling system with membrane fabrics was the most effective from both perspective of the economic effect and the energy conservation.
AB - Recently, a policy named COOLBIZ has been executed in Japan as a measure against global warming. The policy suggests raising the preset cooling temperature in the office from 25°C to 28°C and wearing lighter business clothing. However, it is a concern that higher temperatures might negatively affect the office workers' performance and cause economic losses. Therefore, the office environment should be evaluated not only by the amount of energy conservation but also by the economic effect. In this research paper, productivity and ecoefficiency of three kinds of remedies for the office conditions during the COOLBIZ campaign were calculated: (1) setting back to a traditional office condition, (2) using additional individual cooling items, (3) installing different HVAC systems. From analysis, it was estimated that installing a task/ambient system using a radiant cooling system with membrane fabrics was the most effective from both perspective of the economic effect and the energy conservation.
KW - Cooling items
KW - Ecoefficiency
KW - Radiant cooling system
KW - Thermal environment productivity
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84880520052&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84880520052&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84880520052
SN - 9781627482721
VL - 3
SP - 2087
EP - 2092
BT - 12th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate 2011
ER -