60. Comfort Sensation Versus Environmental Aspects in Office Buildings

Both environmental aspects and comfort sensation are parameters of high priority for the construction and design of buildings. Considering that the existing European building stock is a major energy consumer, it is clear that its environmental aspect should be improved. Therefore, an evaluation of the indoor environmental parameters was conducted in office buildings, located in Thessaloniki, Greece. In order to carry out the environment evaluation, a revealed preference survey is conducted, determining the occupants’ perceived comfort sensation. In detail, an inferential statistical analysis is conducted, specifying the statistically important correlations, regarding the perceived occupants’ comfort sensation and productivity along with a variety of environmental relative parameters, focusing on thermal comfort, health, and well-being of the occupants’ based on integrated green certification schemes for buildings, such as BREEAM and LEED. Therefore, the vision of a green, not only regarding the energy consumption but also the occupants, building can be accomplished.