Quality criteria for multi-domain studies in the indoor environment: Critical review towards research guidelines and recommendations
Reviewartikel, 2022
The perception, physiology, behavior, and performance of building occupants are influenced by multi-domain exposures: the simultaneous presence of multiple environmental stimuli, i.e., visual, thermal, acoustic, and air quality. Despite being extensive, the literature on multi-domain exposures presents heterogeneous methodological approaches and inconsistent study reporting, which hinder direct comparison between studies and meta-analyses. Therefore, in addition to carrying out more multi-domain studies, such investigations need to be designed, conducted, and documented in a systematic and transparent way. With the goal to facilitate and support future multi-domain studies and their meta-analyses, this work provides (1) a range of criteria for multi-domain study design and reporting (i.e., defined as quality criteria), and (2) a critical review of the multi-domain literature based on the described criteria, which can serve as guidelines and recommendations for future studies on the topic. The identified quality criteria encompass study set-up, study deployment and analysis, and study outcome, stressing the importance of adopting a consistent terminology and result reporting style. The developed critical review highlights several shortcomings in the design, deployment, and documentation of multi-domain studies, emphasizing the need for quality improvements of future multi-domain research. The ultimate goal of this work is to consolidate our knowledge on multi-domain exposures for its integration into regulatory resources and guidelines, which are currently dominated by single-domain knowledge.
Research quality assurance
Human comfort
Combined effects
IEQ
Transparent reporting
Cross-modal effects
Författare
Giorgia Chinazzo
Northwestern University
Rune Korsholm Andersen
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)
Elie Azar
Carleton University
Khalifa University
Verena Barthelmes
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Cristina Becchio
Politecnico di Torino
Lorenzo Belussi
Consiglo Nazionale Delle Richerche
Christiane Berger
Aalborg Universitet
Salvatore Carlucci
Cyprus Institute
Stefano Paolo Corgnati
Politecnico di Torino
Sarah Crosby
University of British Columbia (UBC)
Ludovico Danza
Consiglo Nazionale Delle Richerche
Luiza de Castro
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Matteo Favero
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Stephanie Gauthier
University of Southampton
Runa T. Hellwig
Aalborg Universitet
Quan Jin
Chalmers, Arkitektur och samhällsbyggnadsteknik, Byggnadsteknologi
Joyce Kim
University of Waterloo
Mandana Sarey Khanie
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)
Dolaana Khovalyg
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Carola Lingua
Politecnico di Torino
Alessandra Luna-Navarro
TU Delft
Ardeshir Mahdavi
Technische Universität Wien
Clayton Miller
Universiti Kebangsaan Singapura (NUS)
Isabel Mino-Rodriguez
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Ilaria Pigliautile
Universita degli Studi di Perugia
Anna Laura Pisello
Universita degli Studi di Perugia
Princeton University
Ricardo Forgiarini Rupp
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)
Abdul Manan Sadick
Deakin University
Francesco Salamone
Consiglo Nazionale Delle Richerche
Marcel Schweiker
RWTH Aachen University
Marc Syndicus
RWTH Aachen University
Giorgia Spigliantini
Politecnico di Torino
Rina Consulting S.p.A.
Natalia Giraldo Vasquez
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)
Donna Vakalis
University of British Columbia (UBC)
Marika Vellei
La Rochelle Université
Shen Wei
University College London (UCL)
Building and Environment
0360-1323 (ISSN)
109719Ämneskategorier
Produktionsteknik, arbetsvetenskap och ergonomi
Programvaruteknik
Människa-datorinteraktion (interaktionsdesign)
DOI
10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109719