EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT OFFICE COOLING SYSTEMS ON WORKERS (PART 2): ANALYSIS OF PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL PARAMETERS AND SIMULATED WORK PERFORMANCE DURING SUMMER, WITH A FOCUS ON INDIVIDUAL ATTRIBUTES

Abstract

The working space environment has a large impact on workers. To improve workplace productivity, it is important to design the office environment. In this paper, we focused on radiant air conditioning, which is attracting increasing attention for use in offices. The purpose of this study was to determine the differences in indoor environment between radiant air conditioning and convective air conditioning and evaluate their effects on workplace productivity by conducting subject experiments.

Radiant air conditioning was found to reduce differences between deep body temperature and terminal skin temperature and to improve creative work performance compared with convection air conditioning.