The impact of work-from-home environments on comfort and productivity

该项目旨在通过采用纵向现场监测方法，量化在家工作（WFH）环境中室内环境质量（IEQ）对工人舒适度、生产力和家庭能源使用的影响。该项目希望产生新的知识，为当前的室内环境标准和法规提供信息，使其更符合我们的“新WFH标准”。量化劳动力分散对不同行业之间能源使用转移的影响，也有助于制定相关的能源效益政策和建筑规范。该项目将带来显著的效益，如提高工人的工作生活质量和更好地管理住宅能源使用。

This project aims to quantify the effect of indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in work-from-home (WFH) settings on worker comfort, productivity and household energy use, by employing a longitudinal field monitoring approach. This project expects to generate new knowledge that will inform current indoor environment standards and regulations to make them more relevant to our “new WFH normal”. Quantifying the impact of decentralised workforces on shifting energy usage between sectors can also help in the formulation of relevant energy efficiency policies and building codes. The project will provide significant benefits such as enhancing the quality of work-life of workers and enabling better management of residential energy use.