@inproceedings{87f502b5af01499999ddee6985fbcdb7,
title = "Exploring the influence of relative humidity on human health in buildings",
abstract = "Comfort standards for relative humidity (RH) in buildings have relaxed over the past 30 years and there is no consensus on the need for a lower limit. Our study, Wellbuilt for Wellbeing (Wellbuilt), is the first to track RH and objective measures of stress and sleep quality. Individuals in four adequately-performing office buildings wore stress monitors for three consecutive days and two nights. RH, temperature (T), and other indoor environmental quality (IEQ) factors were measured in their workplace. Participants who spent most of their workday in conditions outside the 30-60% RH range set in ASHRAE 55-1989 experienced 22% higher stress on average. Though they cannot establish causation, our data suggest evidence of an “optimal range” for RH and a role for sensor networks in supporting occupant health.",
keywords = "Distributed sensor networks, Dry air, Relative humidity, Sleep quality, Stress response",
author = "Brian Gilligan and Casey Lindberg and Kelli Canada and Bijan Najafi",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 15th Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate, INDOOR AIR 2018. All rights reserved.; 15th Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate, INDOOR AIR 2018 ; Conference date: 22-07-2018 Through 27-07-2018",
year = "2018",
language = "English (US)",
series = "15th Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate, INDOOR AIR 2018",
publisher = "International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate",
booktitle = "15th Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate, INDOOR AIR 2018",
}