To investigate whether the aerial construction machines can provide a more suitable summer working environment for construction workers and how the machine affects frontline workers'productivity by altering environmental factors,field data on thermal environments were collected from both air building machine and non-air building machine scenarios during the summer.Based on the collected data,thermal comfort indices were calculated,followed by the computation of workers'productivity.The results indicate that the use of the air building machine effectively reduces air temperature and total solar radiation in the construction environment,improving workers'thermal comfort and productivity.However,the machine also hinders airflow in the construction environment,which decreases workers'thermal comfort and productivity.Specifically,from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM,the positive effects of the machine on the working environment outweigh the negative ones,the situation is the opposite in other time periods.These findings provide important theoretical support for guiding the design and use of future factory-like construction platforms.
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