Exploring the Potential Impact of Auditory Stimuli on the Glare-Induced Visual Discomfort in Indoor Environments
摘要
Conventional studies of indoor-environmental quality (IEQ) treat its various components in separation. Likewise, IEQ standards and guidelines typically pertain to specific dimensions of IEQ (e.g., thermal, visual, and acoustic comfort, as well as indoor air quality). More recently, efforts have been undertaken to address possible cross-domain effects of multiple IEQ factors. Nonetheless, the state of knowledge in this area is still limited, implying the need for a larger number of studies and a richer repository of experimental data. In this context, this paper reports on one experimental study in typical office environments. In the course of these experiments, participants were asked to evaluate their perception of multiple IEQ variables. Specifically, two dimensions of the experimental settings, namely the visual and acoustic conditions, were manipulated. Participants’ reported experience of the variations of visual and auditory conditions allows to determine if in this specific setting the acoustic exposure situation influenced participants’ perception of visual conditions.