Gender differences in thermal comfort and use of thermostats in everyday thermal environments

Karjalainen, Sami

doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2006.01.009

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“…women have previously been reported as being less satisfied with indoor thermal environment [11,12,23,24,29], more sensitive to indoor air problems such as stuffy air, draught, and dust [45], and report higher prevalence of indoor-air-related symptoms [e.g. 21,22].…”

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Gender differences in office occupant perception of indoor environmental quality (IEQ)

Kim

Dear

Cândido

et al. 2013

Building and Environment

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This paper investigates the gender differences in the occupants' perception on various aspects of indoor environmental quality (IEQ) by two lines of inquiry; Firstly, a comprehensive literature survey spanning the research areas of indoor air quality (IAQ), sick building syndrome (SBS), thermal comfort, lighting, and acoustics was conducted. Secondly, statistical analyses were performed on a large, predominantly North American Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE) database (N=38,257).Statistical analyses indicated that female occupants' satisfaction levels were consistently lower than male occupants for all fifteen IEQ factors (including thermal comfort, air quality, lighting, acoustics, office layout & furnishings, and cleanliness & maintenance) addressed in POE questionnaire, and the differences were statistically significant. Logistic regression analysis identified a significant association between female gender and dissatisfaction with individual IEQ factors. Those gender differences quantified by odds ratios (OR) were most pronounced for dissatisfaction with thermal environment, IAQ, and workspace cleanliness. The analyses produced consistent results, even after potential confounding factors such as age and work characteristics were controlled.

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Gender differences in office occupant perception of indoor environmental quality (IEQ)

Kim

Dear

Cândido

et al. 2013

Building and Environment

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“…It is personal and perceptual and therefore impossible to exactly specify, yet it is dependent on a large number of measurable variables. There is a wealth of research in the area of what thermal comfort is, its relation to outdoor conditions [36,37], profile of the subject [38] and activity of the subject [39] amongst many other variables [35,[40][41][42][43][44][45]. The most significant influence on indoor comfort is the air temperature.…”

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Case studies of cavity and external wall insulation retrofitted under the Irish Home Energy Saving Scheme: Technical analysis and occupant perspectives

Byrne

O’Donnell

et al. 2016

Energy and Buildings

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a b s t r a c tThe residential sector represents 27% of primary energy consumption in Ireland. This paper examines the case study of the Irish government's national grant scheme to encourage energy efficiency retrofit in private housing. That is the Home Energy Saving (HES) Scheme, later rebranded the Better Energy: Homes (BEH) Scheme. The methodology involved monitoring several homes immediately before and after retrofit alongside discussions with occupants. The examination focused on specific measures commonly introduced through the HES/BEH programme − cavity and external wall insulation. It has been found that a significant decrease in heat loss through the walls was measured in all cases. Regardless, the occupant played a considerable role in the change in energy use in the buildings, and the main motivation for retrofit was found to be comfort and not energy savings or environmental concerns. As a result, the actual energy savings are notably less than the potential savings had the pre and post comfort levels remained the same.

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“…Thermal comfort has been defined and studied both in the lab and field, primarily in the commercial sector (Arens, et al, 1998;Brager, Paliaga, & de Dear, 2004;Fanger, 1970;Humphreys & Nicol, 2002;Leaman & Bordass, 2001). Many factors have been found to influence thermal comfort, such as air temperature, radiant temperature, air speed, humidity, level of clothing/activity (American Society for Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), 2004;Fanger, 1970;Nicol & Humphreys, 2009) as well as psychological, behavioral, and physiological influences (Beshir & Ramsey, 1981;Humphreys & Nicol, 1998;Karjalainen, 2007;van Hoof, Kort, Hensen, Duijnstee, & Rutten, 2010). For example, Bae and Chun reported that in Korea comfort temperatures have been increasing in winter and decreasing in summer in the past 25 years due to improvement of the HVAC systems (Bae & Chun, 2009).…”

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“…Other human factors play a role in limiting the effectiveness of PTs. For example, gender differences in thermal perception or different needs/schedules of people in a household made it more difficult to find an agreement on the programmed temperature (Beshir & Ramsey, 1981;Karjalainen, 2007Karjalainen, , 2008McCalley & Midden, 2004). Some researchers have proposed the development of goal setting strategies for occupant interactions with PTs (McCalley & Midden, 2004).…”

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Thermostat Interface and Usability: A Survey

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2010

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Gender differences in thermal comfort and use of thermostats in everyday thermal environments

Cited by 358 publications

References 15 publications

Gender differences in office occupant perception of indoor environmental quality (IEQ)

Gender differences in office occupant perception of indoor environmental quality (IEQ)

Case studies of cavity and external wall insulation retrofitted under the Irish Home Energy Saving Scheme: Technical analysis and occupant perspectives

Thermostat Interface and Usability: A Survey

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