Abstract
Meeting and exceeding requirements for indoor air quality, thermal comfort, and acoustic and visual quality can lead to optimized environments that maximize well-being and performance. However, surveys on numerous buildings have revealed that satisfactory indoor environmental conditions are often not achieved. This suggests the whole industry needs more systematic methods to analyze and design indoor environments.,Peer reviewed,Technical feature,Published 2018.,Thermal comfort,Thermal environmental quality,ASHRAE Standard 55-2017