The role of clothing in thermal comfort: how people dress in a temperate and humid climate in Brazil

Abstract Thermal insulation from clothing is one of the most important input variables used to predict the thermal comfort of a building's occupants. This paper investigates the clothing pattern in buildings with different configurations located in a temperate and humid climate in Brazil. Occup...

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Main Authors: Renata De Vecchi, Roberto Lamberts, Christhina Maria Candido
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Nacional de Tecnologia do Ambiente Construído
Series:Ambiente Construído
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-86212017000100069&lng=en&tlng=en