Methodik zur Quantifizierung der Auswirkung von moderater Wärmebelastung auf die menschliche Leistungsfähigkeit

Methodology for the quantification of the influence of moderate heat stress on human performance.

Ambient thermal conditions have fundamental impact on human health, well-being and working performance. Due to the increasing amount of office-related work such as in naturally ventilated buildings, the impact of moderate thermal stress to individuals becomes more and more important to be understood. Based on available empirical research, a mathematical relation has been established which, however, shows disadvantages in terms of its eligibility as building design criterion. The method of meta-analysis, which is a well-established method of psychological research, can contribute to solve this problem in terms of providing further insight into the mentioned relation. In this paper, the method of meta-analysis is introduced and its potential is shown by practical illustrations, how occupant-based data may be integrated into building simulation.