Impact and Effectiveness of Personal Ventilation in Open Plan Offices: a study of the Task Air system

中央空调系统是澳大利亚商业写字楼的标准。这些系统是能源密集型系统，通常占建筑能耗的50%左右。然而，乘员对设定温度或空气流动缺乏控制往往会降低热舒适性，这可能会对工人的生产力产生不利影响。这个项目的好处是它将量化光伏系统对乘员舒适性和节能可能带来的改善。这项研究将使光伏系统能够作为传统空调的替代方案进行评估，从而证明它们作为提高澳大利亚商业写字楼可持续性评级的一种手段的有效性。

Centralised air-conditioning systems are the standard for commercial office buildings in Australia. These systems are energy intensive, typically accounting for around 50% of building energy use. However, lack of occupant control over set temperatures or air movement tends to reduce thermal comfort, which can adversely affect worker productivity. The benefit of this project is that it will quantify the improvements to occupant comfort and energy savings possible with a PV system. This study will enable PV systems to be evaluated as an alternative to traditional air-conditioning, thereby demonstrating their effectiveness as a means of improving the sustainability rating of commercial office buildings in Australia.