An overview of indoor environmental conditions in work-from-home settings

During the last week of March 2020, about 4.7 million workers in Canada transitioned to working from home due pandemic. A similar transition occurred at a global scale. Few studies have evaluated WFH setting perspective that’s been significant public concern during COVID-19 pandemic: indoor environmental quality (IEQ). The objective this paper is present an analysis IEQ conditions settings based on field study 95 sites May-July 2022 Pacific Northwest region. variables air temperature, relative humidity, CO2, total volatile organic compounds, PM2.5, ambient light and noise were measured continuously 10-minute intervals for duration study. preliminary data shows temperature within sample, ranged between 15.7-32°C, with mean value 22.7°C ( SD = 2.3°C). concentrations TVOCs PM2.5 674 ppm 324 ppm), 288 ppb 515 ppb) μ/m 3 20.5 ) respectively. values 53% 7%), 174 lux 349 lux) 53 dB 5 dB). Associations type residence most found.