The term cognitive ergonomics describes the investigation of working conditions aimed at optimizing working systems with regard to performance as well as thermal comfort. The analysis of cognitive processes (e.g. memory, concentration and conclusion) is of special importance, signifying working in complex and changing situations.


High Performance Indoor Environment
The number of persons working in offices is increasing. Workplaces are nowadays less manual than based on knowledge and information. Therefore, the economic importance of intellectual work is increasing. The number of office workplaces or similar computer workstations amounts already to approx. 17 to 20 million in the Federal Republic of Germany. Working environments, which are inadequately designed from the building physical point of view (acoustics, indoor climate, lighting, air quality), have an impact on health, thermal comfort and performance. Various building physical measures as well as measures of office system technology can have a great influence on the conditions at workplaces. Current projects include the verfification of the mechanisms of building physical parameters on performance as well as the development of technological solutions to optimize performance.


Investigations
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