Data for: A novel dataset of indoor environmental conditions in work-from-home settings

During the last week of March 2020, millions of workers worldwide transitioned to working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The post-pandemic rate of remote work is likely to remain higher than pre-pandemic levels, making remote or hybrid work an intriguing area of study. IEQ research in work-from-home (WFH) settings is a relatively new field, with only a limited number of studies conducted so far. To address gaps in this research, a systematic field study was launched in 2022 to explore these environments. The study's objective was to assess both monitored and perceived IEQ, as well as the well-being and productivity of workers in home-based settings. The first paper from this project details the methodology used to collect IEQ and contextual data, publishes the collected data to the public domain, and provides a statistical analysis of the IEQ data in relation to various contextual factors, such as cooking habits and type of residence, which were also gathered during the study. The questionnaire-based contextual dataset will be published separately. This monitoring-based dataset comprises hourly measurements of IEQ indicators collected over a seasonal study campaign. Each participant was provided with an indoor desktop IEQ monitor (Awair Omni), along with installation instructions and protocols for placing these monitors in their WFH offices. The monitors recorded total volatile organic compounds (tVOC), particulate matter (PM2.5), carbon dioxide (CO2), air temperature, humidity, and sound pressure levels (SPL). The dataset is presented in an Excel spreadsheet format with separate worksheets for each of the IEQ indicators. The first column in the spreadsheet contains the date-time index, with each row representing an hour during the monitoring period. Each column represents a WFH site. The first 80 sites are from the Metro Vancouver area, the next 11 (site #81-91) from the Seattle Metropolitan area, and the last four sites (site #92-95) are located on Vancouver Island. The units for the monitoring data are as follows: tVOC (ppb), PM2.5 (μg/m³), CO2 (ppm), Temperature (°C), Relative Humidity (%), and SPL (dBA). To our knowledge, this study presents the first extensive dataset focused on WFH environments in Canada and is one of the few international studies to make collected IEQ data publicly available.2020年3月最后一周，全球数百万劳动者因新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）疫情转向居家办公。后疫情时代远程办公的占比大概率仍将高于疫情前水平，使得远程或混合办公成为极具研究价值的领域。居家办公（work-from-home, WFH）场景下的室内环境质量（Indoor Environmental Quality, IEQ）研究属于相对新兴的领域，目前已开展的相关研究数量有限。为填补该领域的研究空白，研究团队于2022年启动了一项系统性实地研究，以探究此类办公环境。本研究旨在评估居家办公场景下的监测式与感知式室内环境质量，同时调研劳动者的健康福祉与工作效率。 本项目的首篇论文详细阐述了室内环境质量与情境数据的采集方法，将采集得到的数据公开发布至公共领域，并针对室内环境质量数据开展了统计分析，探讨其与烹饪习惯、住宅类型等各类情境因素的关联——这些情境因素同样在本研究中完成采集。基于问卷的情境数据集将另行发布。 本监测类数据集包含了在季节性研究周期内采集的室内环境质量指标每小时监测数据。每位参与者均获赠一台桌面式室内环境质量监测仪（Awair Omni），并附带了将该设备安置于居家办公工位的操作指南与安装规范。监测仪记录了总挥发性有机化合物（total volatile organic compounds, tVOC）、细颗粒物（PM2.5）、二氧化碳（carbon dioxide, CO₂）、空气温度、相对湿度以及声压级（sound pressure levels, SPL）。 本数据集以Excel电子表格格式呈现，每个室内环境质量指标对应单独的工作表。表格首列为日期时间索引，每一行代表监测周期内的一个小时，每一列则代表一个居家办公监测站点。其中前80个站点位于大温哥华都会区，接下来的11个站点（编号81至91）位于西雅图都会区，最后4个站点（编号92至95）坐落于温哥华岛。监测数据的单位如下：tVOC（ppb）、PM2.5（μg/m³）、CO₂（ppm）、温度（℃）、相对湿度（%）以及SPL（dBA）。 据我们所知，本研究是加拿大首个聚焦居家办公场景的大规模室内环境质量数据集，同时也是少数公开发布采集所得室内环境质量数据的国际研究之一。