SPONSOR CPD PROGRAMME | THERMAL COMFORT Module 164 June 2020 Name (please print)......................................................................................... Job title................................................................................................................ Organisation...................................................................................................... 1.Which CIBSE TM has recently been revised that covers the range of factors impacting the productivity of occupants in buildings? A TM37 B TM40 C TM52 D TM57 E TM60 2.Whose work indicated that the cognitive skills of submariners appeared unaffected by levels of CO2? A Allen B Clements-Croome C Hongshan D Rodeheffer E Seppnen 3.What did the data in the article indicate as the approximate level of relative office performance for a room temperature of 30C (compared with 23C)? A 0.84 B 0.88 C 0.92 D 0.95 E 0.98 4.According to the work by Arundel et al, which of these relative humidities would be least likely to encourage bacteria? A 5% B 25% C 45% D 65% E 85% 5.In the research study undertaken by stok, by what approximate percentage was thermal comfort found to potentially impact productivity? A Less than 1% B 1 to 5% C 5 to 10% D 10 to 15% E 15 to 20% 34 June 2020 www.cibsejournal.com CIBSE June 2020 p31-34 Supp Swegon164 v2.indd 34 Address .............................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... Postcode ............................................................................................................ 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Alternatively, fill in this page and post it to: N Hurley, CIBSE, 222 Balham High Road, London, SW12 9BS References: 1 Clements-Croome, D J, Creating the productive workplace, 3rd Ed, Chapters 1&2, Routledge, 2017. 2 Leaman, A and Bordass, B, Productivity in buildings: the killer variables: twenty years on, 2016 www.usablebuildings.co.uk/ accessed 8 May 2020. 3 Allen et al, Associations of cognitive function scores with carbon dioxide, ventilation, and volatile organic compound exposures in office workers: a controlled exposure study of green and conventional office environments, Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol 124-6, June 2016. 4 Rodeheffer, CD et al, Acute exposure to low-to-moderate carbon dioxide levels and submariner decision-making, Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance 2018; 89(6):520525. 5 Seppnen, O et al, Room temperature and productivity in office work, LBNL-60952, Helsinki University of Technology/LBNL, 2006. 6 Oseland, N and Burton, A, Quantifying the impact of environmental conditions on worker performance for inputting to a business case to justify enhanced workplace design features, Journal of Building Survey, Appraisal & Valuation Volume 1 Number 2, 2012. 7 Hongshan, G et al, Mapping comfort with the SMART (spherical motion average radiant temperature) sensor, Building Simulation 2017. 8 Chaudhuri, T et al, On assuming mean radiant temperature equal to air temperature during PMV-based thermal comfort study in air-conditioned buildings, The 42nd Annual Conference of IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2016. 9 Barnaby, C and Pedersen, C, ASHRAE Research Project (RP) 1383, Develop a radiant system module for the simulation and analysis of spaces and systems. 10 CIBSE Guide A Environmental design, CIBSE 2016. 11 Arundel, A et al, Indirect health effects of relative humidity in indoor environments, Environmental Health Perspectives Vol 65, pp.351-361, 1986. 12 CIBSE TM40 Health issues and wellbeing in building services, CIBSE 2020. 13 Air, Swegon Air Academy, 2008. 1 4Attema, JE et al, The financial case for high performance buildings, San Francisco:stok, 2018. 22/05/2020 17:38