Introduction into thermal comfort in buildings

Thermal comfort has been discussed since 1930s. There have been two main approaches to thermal comfort: the steady-state model and the adaptive model. The adaptive model is mainly based on the theory of the human body’s adapting to its outdoor and indoor climate. In this paper, besides the steady-s...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Taleghani, Martin Tenpierik, Stanley Kurvers, Andy van den Dobbelsteen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Delft University of Technology 2014-12-01
Series:A+BE: Architecture and the Built Environment
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Online Access:https://journals.open.tudelft.nl/abe/article/view/6577