Effects of dynamic thermal conditioning on cognitive load and performance in an office environment
研究了办公室动态温度调节（25-30°C）对员工认知负荷和绩效的影响，发现温度设定点与认知绩效无直接关系，而冷却的时间动态可能更有影响。
In the design of buildings with minimal environmental impact, the incorporation of higher energy flexibility is becoming increasingly relevant. This approach is associated with dynamic modulations in setpoint temperatures. Until now, a link between indoor temperatures and cognitive performance of workers has been assumed, leading to high energy consumption and overcooling of office environments in summer conditions. However, research focusing on the relationship between thermal indoor environments and cognitive performance has rarely considered the influence of dynamic temperatures or temporal effects. This is the first experimental study aiming to understand the impact of temperature in relation to time of day on the subjective perception of cognitive load and performance under various thermal conditions in real-world office environments. The results indicated no observable relationship between temperature setpoints (25-30 °C) and cognitive performance. Instead, the temporal dynamics of cooling rather than fixed and static temperature setpoints appeared to have an impact.