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)

Vol. 226 109719

Ämneskategorier

Produktionsteknik, arbetsvetenskap och ergonomi

Programvaruteknik

Människa-datorinteraktion (interaktionsdesign)

DOI

10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109719

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2024-07-17