The range and shape of thermal comfort and resilience
The adaptive approach to thermal comfort shows that there is not a single comfortable temperature. A wide range of the temperatures which occur in indoor environments can be found acceptable to building occupants depending on their individual experiences and circumstances. This paper extends the app...
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| author | Nicol, Fergus Rijal, Hom Bahadur Imagawa, Hikaru Thapa, Rita |
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| description | The adaptive approach to thermal comfort shows that there is not a single comfortable temperature. A wide range of the temperatures which occur in indoor environments can be found acceptable to building occupants depending on their individual experiences and circumstances. This paper extends the approach introduced in a recent paper [1] to learn the lessons which can be drawn by looking in detail at the relationship between indoor and outdoor temperatures in buildings. By reviewing the records of indoor and outdoor temperatures from field surveys in a variety of climates and cultures, the paper explores the limits to the acceptable indoor temperature range, and its relationship to the concurrent outdoor temperature. In doing this the paper builds on past findings adding some related lessons derived from surveys from many parts of the world – especially Japan, Pakistan, Nepal and Europe. The ways in which the shape of a cloud can be interrogated are explored as well as the effect of emergencies on the range of acceptable temperatures in buildings. |
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| spelling | oai:repository.londonmet.ac.uk:58282022-07-16T01:58:09Z https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/5828/ The range and shape of thermal comfort and resilience Nicol, Fergus Rijal, Hom Bahadur Imagawa, Hikaru Thapa, Rita 690 Buildings 720 Architecture The adaptive approach to thermal comfort shows that there is not a single comfortable temperature. A wide range of the temperatures which occur in indoor environments can be found acceptable to building occupants depending on their individual experiences and circumstances. This paper extends the approach introduced in a recent paper [1] to learn the lessons which can be drawn by looking in detail at the relationship between indoor and outdoor temperatures in buildings. By reviewing the records of indoor and outdoor temperatures from field surveys in a variety of climates and cultures, the paper explores the limits to the acceptable indoor temperature range, and its relationship to the concurrent outdoor temperature. In doing this the paper builds on past findings adding some related lessons derived from surveys from many parts of the world – especially Japan, Pakistan, Nepal and Europe. The ways in which the shape of a cloud can be interrogated are explored as well as the effect of emergencies on the range of acceptable temperatures in buildings. Elsevier 2020-10-01 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_nd_4 https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/5828/1/Nicol-Rijal-Imagawa-Thapa.pdf Nicol, Fergus, Rijal, Hom Bahadur, Imagawa, Hikaru and Thapa, Rita (2020) The range and shape of thermal comfort and resilience. Energy and Buildings, 224 (110277). ISSN 0378-7788 10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110277 10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110277 |
| spellingShingle | 690 Buildings 720 Architecture Nicol, Fergus Rijal, Hom Bahadur Imagawa, Hikaru Thapa, Rita The range and shape of thermal comfort and resilience |
| title | The range and shape of thermal comfort and resilience |
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| title_short | The range and shape of thermal comfort and resilience |
| title_sort | range and shape of thermal comfort and resilience |
| topic | 690 Buildings 720 Architecture |
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