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. 2020 Oct 21;31(2):405–425. doi: 10.1111/ina.12745

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Author Age (σ) TC LC AC IAQ Outcomes
Ahmed 22 , 23 15‐22

ta

tr

va=

RHi=

Eamb= LAeq= CO2

Actual thermal sensation

Thermal comfort sensations

Air‐conditioner set temperature at home

Self‐reported ability to focus related to thermal discomfort

Self‐reported ability to focus related to other symptoms than thermal discomfort

Self‐reported headache

Self‐reported fatigue

Self‐reported dizziness

Percentages of errors for cognitive tasks

Sarbu 26 21.17 (0.79)

RHi

ta

tg

top

va

CO2

Actual thermal sensation

Concentrated and distributive attention

Siqueira 27 21 (2.89)

RHi

ta

tg

tr

twb

va

pa

Verbal Reasoning

Numeric Reasoning

Abstract Reasoning

Spatial Reasoning

Mechanical Reasoning

Overall Score

Heart rate

Blood pressure

Xiong 28 20‐24 ta Eamb SPL

Perception

Memory

Problem‐solving

Attention

Yan 29 18‐21

RHi

ta

CRI

CT

LF

Eamb

CO2 Recognition rate
Gentile 30 16‐17

RHi

ta

Ec

Eamb

Lc

Lw

CRI

CCT

SPD

CO2

Students' mood

Light perception

Saliva cortisol concentration

Barbic 31

20.07 (3.1)

ta = CO2

Actual thermal sensation

Short‐term memory and verbal ability test

Reasoning test

Choi 32 23.53 (0.87)

RHi

ta

LogCh

LogCy

LogEr

LogPh

LogRh

Eamb

CT

LAeq

Circadian system (melatonin and cortisol)

Sleepiness perception

Students' mood

Visual comfort

Hoque 33 20.7 (4.2)

RHi

RHo

ta

to

va

Actual thermal sensation

Exam scores

Almaqra 34 22.02 (0.21) Rhi = ta SPL=

Cognitive performance

Bajc 35 20‐25

RHi

ta

to

tr

va

CO2

CO2o

Concentration

Productivity

Actual percentage of dissatisfied

Prediction of academic performance

Actual thermal sensation

Mishra 24 , 25 18‐20

RHi

tg

to

va

vao

CO2

Actual thermal sensation

Norbäck 36 20‐25

RHi

to

AC

ACR

CO2

N2O

NCHO

PM10

PSV

VB

VM

Sinusitis problems

Perceived indoor air quality

Actual thermal sensation

Shelton 37 LAeq

Transfer of knowledge

Lexical decision task

End 38 20.21 (2.13) LAeq Knowledge
Liu 39 20 (17‐22)

CLO

RHi

ta

tg

to

tout

tr

va

CO2

PM2.5

Actual thermal sensation

Perceived IAQ

Rabelo 40 29 (22‐50)

F0

SPL

Pho

CyD

Vocal intensity

Percentage of phonation

Cycle dose

Lee 41 21‐30

RHi

ta

tr

top

Ehor

LAeq

SPL

CO2

Actual thermal sensation

Calculated occupants acceptance of the indoor environment

The calculated overall acceptance of the indoor environmental quality

Self‐reported learning performance

Castro‐Martínez 42

22.4 (2.4)

21.7 (2.6)

RT

Statistics

Mathematics

Attention

See footnote to Table for explanation of all variables and symbols used.

σ = standard deviation.

TC = Thermal performance indicators: CLO = clothing insulation value, RHi = indoor relative humidity, RHo = outdoor relative humidity, ta = air temperature, tdb = dry bulb temperature, tf = floor temperature, tg = globe temperature, tmr = mean radiant temperature, to = mean outdoor temperature, top = operative temperature, tr = radiant temperature, tw = temperature of walls, twb = wet‐bulb temperature, va = air velocity.

Lighting performance indicators: Cc = contrast ((object luminance/ambient luminance)/object luminance), CCT = correlated colour temperature, CRI = colour rendering index, CT = colour temperature, DF = daylight factors, DFC = daylight factor contour, Eamb = ambient illuminance (illuminance), Ec = cylindrical illuminance, Ehor = horizontal illuminance, Ever = vertical illuminance, Lc = average ceiling luminance, Lf = luminous Flux (lm), LogCh = chloropic lux, LogCy = cyanopic lux, LogEr = erythropic lux, LogMe = melanopic lux, LogPh = photopic lux, LogRh = rhodopic lux, Lw = average wall luminance, SPD = spectral power distribution.

Acoustic performance indicators: BGN = background noise or ambient noise, CyD = Cicle dose as a total quantity of complete oscillatory periods performed by the vocal folds in a set time, F0 = fundamental frequency, Pho = the relative time spent in phonation compared with the elapsed time monitored expressed in a percentage, RT = reverberation time, SPL = sound pressure level.

Indoor air quality performance indicators: AC = allergen concentration, ACH = air exchange rate, Cl2 = chlorine, CO = carbon monoxide, CO2 = carbon dioxide, CO2o = carbon dioxide outside, D = dust, Fl = flow, HCHO = formaldehyde, NO2 = nitrogen dioxide, O3 = ozone, Pa = partical pressure of water vapour in ambiant air, PM10 = particles <10 µm, PM2.5 = particles <2.5 µm, PSV = personal supply ventilation, SD = settled dust, SO2 = sulphur dioxide, TSP = total respirable suspended particulate matter, TVOC = total volatile organic compounds, VB = viable bacteria, VM = viable mouts.

“=” behind performance indicator means that condition was kept constant.