The Effect of Personalized Ventilation on Work Productivity

AbstractAs compared to mixing ventilation systems, the personalized ventilation system (PV) can help to create a healthy and comfortable working environment with a simultaneous reduction of energy consumption. This latter aspect should be of particular significance for employers and investors who bear responsibility for office space conditions. The parameter which is of paramount interest for this group of people is productivity as it translates into a company’s revenue. Hence, the objective of the study presented in this article was to determine which conditions of air supply, supply temperature and room temperature would have optimum impact on an occupant’s ability to work most productively. These parameters were assessed by the means of an objective concentration test, a subjective test for diagnosing mental fatigue and mood, and a subjective test to assess work productivity. The results of the tests showed that for optimum user comfort and productivity, the air supplied from a PV system should be dire...