"Indoor Environmental Quality & Occupants Comfort Perception In Offices: PROMET&O Questionnaire debug, Mobile application design and A Short-term In-field study in various offices"

According to the most recent data, the majority of individuals spend most of their time indoors. Our well-being and productivity are significantly influenced by the indoor climate we experience. Indoor pollutants not only impact our physical health but also play a role in affecting our psychological well-being. Factors such as light, temperature, humidity, and noise contribute to this complex interplay, influencing both our physical and mental states. This underscores the significance of ensuring satisfactory Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) across its various domains. Standards and certifications developed over the years propose a vast number of possible parameters and indexes to be monitored. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, the PROMET&O (Proactive Monitoring System for Indoor Environmental Quality & Comfort) project engages experts in architecture, building physics, electronic engineering, and computer science engineering to collaboratively develop an innovative and precise multi-sensor for in-site monitoring of IEQ in offices. The PROMET&O multi-sensor is specifically aimed at improving the health, well-being, and overall productivity of occupants. This project is a collaboration between various departments at Politecnico di Torino, including DAD (Architecture Department), DENERG (Department of Energy), DIATI (Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering), DET (Department of Electronics and Telecommunication), and DAUIN (Department of Control and Computer Engineering). This thesis, titled "Indoor Environmental Quality & Occupants Comfort Perception In Offices: PROMET&O Questionnaire debug, Mobile application design and A Short-term In-field study in various offices" focuses on monitoring IEQ and understanding occupants' comfort perception in office environments. The study involves three main stages: debugging and revising the PROMET&O web questionnaire and dashboard design to refine the tool for gathering subjective feedback, designing and prototyping the mobile application to enhance user interaction and data collection, and conducting a short-term in-field measurement in Polito Living Lab, Audio Space Lab, Open company office and My room. The in-field study, which includes deploying a multisensory device and collecting objective data, and for company also subjective data, aims to provide insights into optimizing indoor environmental conditions to enhance occupant comfort, health, and productivity.