Parameterized Comfort in Physical Spaces Research Team

Name of the research team:

Parameterized Comfort in Physical Spaces Research Team

Name of the institute hosting the research team:

Institute of Architecture

Head of the research team and their academic qualification:

Name	Academic Qualification	Status	Department
Dr. Ágnes Borsos	DLA Habil	full professor	Department of Interior, Applied and Creative Design

Members of the research group

Name	Academic Qualification	Status	Department
Dr. Gabriella Medvegy	DLA habil.	full professor	Department of Interior, Applied and Creative Design
Dr. Erzsébet Szeréna Zoltán	DLA habil.	associate professor	Department of Architecture and Urban Planning
Dr. Balázs Kokas	DLA	assistant professor	Department of Architecture and Urban Planning
Dr. Donát Rétfalvi	DLA habil.	associate professor	Department of Interior, Applied and Creative Design
Dr. Gábor Veres	DLA habil.	associate professor	Department of Architecture and Urban Planning
Balázs Cakó		assistant lecturer	Department of Building Services and Building Engineering
Dalma Lovig		PhD student	Breuer Marcell Doctoral School
Nicolas Ramos Gonzales		PhD student	Breuer Marcell Doctoral School
Viktor Bagdán		assistant lecturer	Department of Automation
Dr. Jenő Balogh	PhD	full professor	MSU DENVER Department of Engineering & Engineering Technology
János Girán	PhD	assistant professor	UP Medical School Department of Public Health Medicine

Scope of the research team

The design of living spaces for complex, sustainable development requires an examination of the whole life cycle of the individual. A healthy physical environment requires space and comfort levels that vary throughout the human life cycle. Pressures of economics and efficiency, which are linked with the drive for the generation of profit, are dominant in modern economies. The role, opportunities and interests of the individual must be given special attention, and its impact must be balanced against profit.

Ageing and changes in life expectancy are causing increasingly drastic environmental changes. A long-term, integrated solution requires the creation of measurable values, resulting in sustainable and innovative solutions to the challenges we face. In the defining/re-defining of our living spaces, the optimization of the built volume, the horizontal dimension, cost efficiency and the creation of healthy living spaces are the primary objectives.

Virtual simulations can be a valuable tool used to address these issues, where parameterized comfort can be explored and represented using smart tools, for example, by mapping and simulating prefabricated elements, that are becoming increasingly important, that contribute to the increased comfort and health in our buildings, objects, and devices. Systematic thinking and measured feedback are needed to explore challenges to find sustainable norms in morality, economy, and health.
Responsible and efficient design can create an environmental symbiosis where the value of comfort in the built space: "well-being" can be measured. Sustainable development requires a micro approach to safeguarding human health, safety, and well-being. The principle should be the creation of a safe living space, an allergy-free environment.

Research objectives of the research team

Our long-term goal is applied research, creating products, and living spaces that have a positive impact on human health and disease prevention. The outcome is mass production and coordination, data provision and optimization. Investigating the impact on the built environment, analyzing impacts, values, and predicting impacts. Utilization of research results in education, preparation of specializations, preparation of teaching materials, and writing doctoral dissertations. Within the Biomedical Engineering field, the research team focuses on prevention to reduce the health risks associated with the built environment (architectural and interior spaces) and humans.

The impact of extended periods spent in enclosed spaces on human health, comfort and efficiency is within the scope of the research team. A multidimensional analysis of comfort perception, leading to complex results on the individualizable aspect of well-being perception. This analysis is fed back into service development and product design in response to problems detectable by the parameterized values.

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Dr. Ágnes Borsos

Dr. Gabriella Medvegy

Dr. Erzsébet Szeréna Zoltán

Dr. Balázs Kokas

Dr. Donát Rétfalvi

Dr. Gábor Veres

Balázs Cakó