Who can participate?
- 18-65 years old
- work in a shared office space in Aachen, Cologne, or Hamburg
- fluent in English
What is the study about?
Have you ever noticed a sudden draft, a change in lighting, or a new sound in your office and wondered how it affects your comfort throughout the day? This study aims to understand how brief, momentary changes in environmental conditions (like temperature, light, sound, and air quality) in shared office spaces influence your comfort over longer time spans such as a day and a week.
What would participation involve?
If selected for participation, your involvement would include:
- A kick-off session where we will explain the study, answer your questions, obtain your written consent for participation and provide you with sensors.
- Data collection for two weeks
- wearing sensors
- filling out questionnaires (not more than 25 minutes per day spread throughout the day)
- A final 30-min closing interview online or in-person to discuss your experiences.
Why should you participate?
- Compensation: You will receive €60 as a thank you for completing the entire study.
- Contribute to science: Your participation will help us design better and healthier workspaces in the future.
- Convenience: The study is designed to fit into your normal work routine in your own office.
Your privacy is our priority.
All data collected will be strictly confidential, anonymized, and stored in accordance with GDPR. Your name will never be associated with the research findings. Participation is entirely voluntary, and you can withdraw consent at any time without any consequences.
Next Steps:
If you are interested, please fill our screening questionnaire by accessing this link – https://soscisurvey.ukaachen.de/sosci/ECLS/?q=qnr1 or scanning the QR code in the attached flyer. If you need more information, please write to us expressing your interest in the study at hls_ecslukaachende.
You can find more information in the flyer.
