Journal of Environmental Health Sciences (한국환경보건학회지)

Korean Society of Environmental Health (한국환경보건학회)
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Evaluation of Annual Indoor Environment Quality in Hospitals using Various Comfort-related Factors

보건의료시설의 실내 예상 평균 온열감(PMV), 이산화탄소 농도, 소음도, 조도의 통합실내쾌적도(IEQh)를 통한 연간 실내 쾌적도 평가

  • Lee, Boram (Department of Environmental Health Science, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lee, Daeyeop (Risk Assessment Division, National Institute of Environmental Research) ;
  • Ban, Hyunkyung (Department of Environmental Health Science, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lee, Sewon (Department of Environmental Health Science, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, KyooSang (Environmental Health Laboratory, Seoul Medical Centre) ;
  • Lee, Kiyoung (Department of Environmental Health Science, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University)
  • 이보람 (서울대학교 보건대학원, 환경보건학과, 생활환경시스템 연구실) ;
  • 이대엽 (국립과학원, 환경건강연구부, 위해성평가연구과) ;
  • 반현경 (서울대학교 보건대학원, 환경보건학과, 생활환경시스템 연구실) ;
  • 이세원 (서울대학교 보건대학원, 환경보건학과, 생활환경시스템 연구실) ;
  • 김규상 (서울의료원, 의학연구소, 환경건강연구실) ;
  • 이기영 (서울대학교 보건대학원, 환경보건학과, 생활환경시스템 연구실)
  • Received : 2017.03.10
  • Accepted : 2017.05.23
  • Published : 2017.06.28
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Abstract

Objectives: A hospital is a complex building that serves many different purposes. The indoor environment in a hospital plays a major role in patient well-being and the work efficiency of the hospital staff. This study was conducted to evaluate overall comfort in two major hospitals over the course of one year. Methods: Various indoor environmental conditions were measured in two general hospitals for one year (April 2014 to April 2015). Monitoring alternated between the hospitals at one month per respective monitoring session. The indoor air temperature, relative humidity (RH), mean radiant temperature and air velocity were measured in order to calculate the predicted mean vote (PMV). Carbon dioxide concentration, noise level and illumination level were concurrently measured and applied to the overall IEQ acceptance model for the hospitals (IEQh). Results: The IEQh at the two general hospitals was different at five spaces within a building. The IEQh for summer and winter were significantly different. Real-time IEQh demonstrated that indoor comfort was affected by the hospital's operating hours due to operation of the HVAC system. The percentage of indoor comfort in the hospitals was higher using PMV than IEQh. Conclusion: IEQh in the hospitals was different at locations with different purposes. Indoor comfort assessment using IEQh was stricter than with PMV. Additional research is needed in order to optimize the IEQh model.

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