A review of human thermal comfort in the built environment

Rupp, Ricardo Forgiarini; Vásquez, Natalia Giraldo; Lamberts, Roberto

doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.07.047

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“…o A comprehensive presentation of the thermal comfort studies that have been conducted across the world the last decades are presented in the review works of Chen and Ng (2012) and Rupp et al (2015) An earlier review by Nikolopoulou (2011) identified that the majority of previous research is in broad agreement on the difficulty of approaching thermal comfort and adaptation plays an important role. Adaptation is the process of change by which an organism becomes better suited to its environment and can be divided into physical, physiological and psychological (Nikolopoulou, Baker, and Steemers 1999b;Nikolopoulou and Steemers 2003).…”

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Seasonal differences in thermal sensation in the outdoor urban environment of Mediterranean climates – the example of Athens, Greece

2017

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Outdoor urban areas are very important for cities and microclimate is a critical parameter in the design process, contributing to thermal comfort which is important for urban developments. The research presented in this paper is part of extensive field surveys conducted in Athens aimed at investigating people's thermal sensation in a Mediterranean city. Based on 2313 questionnaires and microclimatic data the current work focuses on the relative frequencies of people's evaluation of the thermal along with the sun and wind sensations between two seasons trying to identify the seasonal differences in thermal sensation. The impact of basic meteorological factors on thermal discomfort with respect to season are also examined, as well as the use of the outdoor environment. Results show that psychological adaptation is an important contributing factor influencing perception of the thermal environment between seasons. In addition, the thermal sensation votes during the cool months show that individuals are satisfied to a great extend with the thermal environment whereas the combination of high air temperature, strong solar radiation and weak wind lead to thermal discomfort during summertime. As far as the appropriate urban design in the Mediterranean climate is concerned, priority should be given to the warm months of the year.

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Seasonal differences in thermal sensation in the outdoor urban environment of Mediterranean climates – the example of Athens, Greece

2017

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“…Eğitim yapılarında bu çok daha fazla önem kazanmaktadır. Özellikle son yıllarda bu konu üzerinde yapılan çalışmaların artış gösterdiği de çalışmalarda özellikle vurgulanmaktadır [29].…”

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Yükseköğretim Yapılarında Isıl Konfor Şartlarının Araştırılması: Mimarlık Fakültesi Örneği

Mihlayanlar¹,

Kartal²,

Erten³

2017

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Anahtar KelimelerIsıl konfor, Okul yapıları, İç ortam Özet: Çalışma ortamının konfor şartları, insanların bedensel ve zihinsel üretim hızını etkilemektedir. Isıl konfor bireyin bir ortamdaki ısıl şartlar içinde kendisini rahat hissetmesi ve bu şartlardan doğan sağlık sorunları ile karşılaşmayacağı bir ortamın özellikleridir. Konforlu bir ortamda algı, kavrayış, dikkat, verim, performans değeri yüksek olacaktır. Günümüzde konfor şartları sağlanırken, konfor şartlarından taviz vermeden en az enerji tüketiminin gerçekleşmesi (enerji verimliliği yüksek binalar) sağlanmalıdır. Bu çalışmada, Edirne'de bulunan yükseköğretim (Trakya Üniversitesi Mimarlık Fakültesi) yapısındaki, merkezi kalorifer sistemi ile ısıtılması yapılan ve doğal havalandırmalı sınıfların iç ortam konfor şartları (iç ortam sıcaklık, bağıl nem, ortalama radyan sıcaklık, hava akış hızı) ve "Isıl çevreden memnuniyet" (PMV) ile "Isıl çevreden memnuniyetsizlik" (PPD) indisleri araştırılmıştır. Ölçümler eş zamanlı olarak kış (Kasım-Aralık) aylarında dersliklerin kullanım sürecince (hafta içi) ölçüm cihazı ile belirlenmiştir. Ölçüm sonuçları istatistiksel olarak analiz edilerek, elde edilen sonuçlar, ilgili standartlara (Ashrae 55, ISO 7730) göre karşılaştırılmıştır. Örnek yükseköğretim yapısında elde edilen ölçüm sonuçlarının genel olarak ilgili standartlardaki değerleri aşmadığı görülmektedir. Abstract: Comfort requirements of the work environment affects people's physical and mental production speed. Thermal comfort is the feeling of being comfortable of individual in the thermal conditions of an environment and the characteristics of the environment that cannot be faced with health problems arising from these conditions. In a comfortable environment, perception, comprehension, attention, efficiency, performance value will be higher. Today, while ensuring comfort conditions, the realization of minimum energy consumption without sacrificing comfort requirements (energy-efficient buildings) is an indispensable rule. In this study, indoor environment comfort conditions (indoor environment temperature, relative humidity, mean radiant temperature and the air flow rate), thermal environment satisfaction (PMV/ Predicted Mean Vote) and thermal environment dissatisfaction (PPD/ Predicted Percentage Dissatisfied) indices are investigated in the building that was analyzed as an example of higher education building (Trakya University, Faculty of Architecture) heated with central heating system and has naturally ventilated classroom. Measurements was carried out by measuring devices simultaneously (November-December) during the use of classrooms (weekdays) in the winter. Measurement results were analyzed statistically; the obtained results were compared with the relevant standard value (Ashrae 55, ISO 7730). The example of the higher education building shows that the obtained measurement results don't exceed the relevant standard values generally. The Investigation of Thermal Comfort Conditions in University Buildings

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“…O conforto térmico depende de uma série de fatores isiológicos associados a fatores ambientais, como velocidade do vento, temperatura do ar, umidade relativa do ar entre outros (RUPP;VÁSQUEZ;LAMBERTS, 2015). Além dessas variáveis, também se tem a atividade física e a vestimenta que interferem no conforto térmico do indivíduo (LAMBERTS; DUTRA; PEREIRA, 2014).…”

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Avaliação Do Conforto Térmico Em Apartamentos Ocupados Em Florianópolis

Abreu¹,

Silva²

2017

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RESUMOAs principais estratégias bioclimáticas para ediicações em Florianópolis é a ventilação e o uso de massa térmica com aquecimento solar. O objetivo desta pesquisa é veriicar o conforto térmico de ambientes reais em uso, comparado ao conforto térmico externo. O método está dividido em três partes: (a) caracterização dos apartamentos monitorados, mostrando que atendem às estratégias bioclimáticas; (b) equipamentos usados durante um ano de medição das temperaturas e umidades; (c) determinação percentual das horas em conforto (interno e externo) usando o software Analysis Bio. Os resultados obtidos para os apartamentos estudados mostram que percentualmente ocorreu mais horas de conforto térmico nos ambientes internos se comparado ao ambiente externo. Mas o desconforto por calor, no período analisado, foi superior em alguns ambientes internos do que ao ambiente externo. ABSTRACTThere are two main bioclimatic strategies for buildings in Florianópolis: natural ventilation, and thermal mass with solar heating. The objective of this research is to verify the thermal comfort in occupied apartments, comparing with the external thermal comfort. The method is divided into three parts: (a) characterization of the monitored environments, showing their according with the bioclimatic strategies; (b) equipment that were used during a year of measuring of temperatures and humidities; (C) determination of percental of hours in comfort (internal and external) using Analysis Bio software. The results obtained show that the percental of hours of comfort occurred indoor when compared to the external environment; although, thermal discomfort due high temperatures and humidity, during the analyzed period, was higher in some rooms of two apartments than in the external environment.

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A review of human thermal comfort in the built environment

Cited by 696 publications

References 465 publications

Seasonal differences in thermal sensation in the outdoor urban environment of Mediterranean climates – the example of Athens, Greece

Seasonal differences in thermal sensation in the outdoor urban environment of Mediterranean climates – the example of Athens, Greece

Yükseköğretim Yapılarında Isıl Konfor Şartlarının Araştırılması: Mimarlık Fakültesi Örneği

Avaliação Do Conforto Térmico Em Apartamentos Ocupados Em Florianópolis

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