ThermoKiosk: investigating roles for digital surveys of thermal experience in workplace comfort management

Adrian K. Clear; Samantha Mitchell Finnigan; Patrick Olivier; Rob Comber

doi:10.1145/3173574.3173956

ThermoKiosk: investigating roles for digital surveys of thermal experience in workplace comfort management

Adrian K. Clear, Samantha Mitchell Finnigan, Patrick Olivier, Rob Comber

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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
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
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3173574.3173956
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
Abbreviated title	CHI 2018
Country	Canada
City	Montreal
Period	21/04/18 → 26/04/18
Internet address	https://chi2018.acm.org/ https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3173574 (Proceedings)

Keywords

Energy
Office
Qualitative methods
Subjective experience
Survey
Thermal comfort
Workplace

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Clear, A. K., Finnigan, S. M., Olivier, P., & Comber, R. (2018). ThermoKiosk: investigating roles for digital surveys of thermal experience in workplace comfort management. In A. Cox, & M. Perry (Eds.), CHI 2018 - Engage with CHI : CHI 2018 - Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems [382] Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). https://doi.org/10.1145/3173574.3173956

Clear, Adrian K. ; Finnigan, Samantha Mitchell ; Olivier, Patrick ; Comber, Rob. / ThermoKiosk : investigating roles for digital surveys of thermal experience in workplace comfort management. CHI 2018 - Engage with CHI : CHI 2018 - Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. editor / Anna Cox ; Mark Perry. New York NY USA : Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2018.

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Clear, AK, Finnigan, SM, Olivier, P & Comber, R 2018, ThermoKiosk: investigating roles for digital surveys of thermal experience in workplace comfort management. in A Cox & M Perry (eds), CHI 2018 - Engage with CHI : CHI 2018 - Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems., 382, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York NY USA, International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2018, Montreal, Canada, 21/04/18. https://doi.org/10.1145/3173574.3173956

ThermoKiosk : investigating roles for digital surveys of thermal experience in workplace comfort management. / Clear, Adrian K.; Finnigan, Samantha Mitchell; Olivier, Patrick; Comber, Rob.

CHI 2018 - Engage with CHI : CHI 2018 - Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. ed. / Anna Cox; Mark Perry. New York NY USA : Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2018. 382.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review

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Clear AK, Finnigan SM, Olivier P, Comber R. ThermoKiosk: investigating roles for digital surveys of thermal experience in workplace comfort management. In Cox A, Perry M, editors, CHI 2018 - Engage with CHI : CHI 2018 - Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York NY USA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). 2018. 382 https://doi.org/10.1145/3173574.3173956