Abstract
Thermal comfort in shared workplaces is often contested and impacts productivity, wellbeing, and energy use. Yet, subjective and situated comfort experiences are rarely captured and engaged with. In this paper, we explore roles for digital surveys in capturing and visualising subjective experiences of comfort in situ for comfort management. We present findings from a 3-week field trial of our prototype system called ThermoKiosk, which we deployed in an open plan, shared office with a history of thermal comfort complaints. In interviews with occupants and members of facilities management, we find that the data and interactions can play an important role in initiating dialogue to understand and handle tensions, and point to design considerations for more systematically integrating them into workplace comfort practices.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | CHI 2018 - Engage with CHI |
Subtitle of host publication | CHI 2018 - Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
Editors | Anna Cox, Mark Perry |
Place of Publication | New York NY USA |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
Number of pages | 12 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450356206, 9781450356213 |
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Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2018 - Montreal, Canada Duration: 21 Apr 2018 → 26 Apr 2018 Conference number: 36th https://chi2018.acm.org/ https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3173574 (Proceedings) |
Conference
Conference | International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2018 |
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Abbreviated title | CHI 2018 |
Country | Canada |
City | Montreal |
Period | 21/04/18 → 26/04/18 |
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Keywords
- Energy
- Office
- Qualitative methods
- Subjective experience
- Survey
- Thermal comfort
- Workplace