IMPROVE YOUR OFFICE: ¡THERMAL CONFORT!
Did you know that thermal comfort is one of the main factors in determining our degree of satisfaction in the work space*?
What does thermal comfort mean?
At a thermal level there is a constant metabolic process of balance between the heat produced by our body and its dissipation in the environment.
If the environment has conditions compatible with those that determine the well-being of our body, then we have comfort and our health is not affected.
Thermal comfort depends on 6 factors, the first 4 are related to the space we are in, the last two are personal:1. Air temperature
2. The temperature of the surfaces around us
3. Air speed (internal air currents)
4. Humidity
5. Metabolic rate (the amount of energy we use in a given period of time)
6. The type of clothing (yes, the clothes we wear!)
If there is no thermal comfort… how does it affect our health?
Thermal discomfort in our workspace causes our body to react to adapt to the interior environment, often causing what is called metabolic stress and leading to discomfort, fatigue and restlessness.
Thermal comfort is one of the main factors in determining our degree of satisfaction in the workspace.
What is the objective we should pursue?
An indoor thermal environment where the parameters that determine it are stable enough and adapted to our metabolism so that the body needs a minimum amount of energy to adapt to the environment that surrounds it.
From Biohabita we can help you!
To identify and implement strategies to achieve comfort that involve the selection of air conditioning systems, sun protection, etc. as well as by establishing habits for people who work in space.
To begin, we must know what the thermal context of our workspace is like, measuring surface and air temperature, relative humidity, air ionization and microbiology detection.
**Fanger PO. Assessment of man’s thermal comfort in practice. Br J Ind Med. 1973;30(4):313-324.
