The influence of acclimatization, age and gender-related differences on thermal perception in university buildings: Case studies in Scotland and England

Jowkar, Mina; Rijal, Hom Bahadur; Montazami, Azadeh; Brusey, James; Salaj, Alenka Temeljotov

doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.106933

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“…Overall, Karjalainen (2007) concludes that women feel more comfortable at higher temperatures. These results coincide with results from other studies (Bajc & Milanović, 2019;Indraganti & Rao, 2010;Jowkar et al, 2020;Jimin Kim et al, 2019;Jungsoo Kim et al, 2013;Parsons, 2002). Women have a preference for a slightly warmer environment, while Literature review Impact of indoor environmental quality on occupant well-being and comfort: A review of the literature Al Literature review Occupant productivity and office indoor environment quality: A review of the literature Frontczak and Wargocki (2011) Literature review Literature survey on how different factors influence human comfort in indoor environments Karjalainen (2012) Literature review Thermal comfort and gender: a literature review Jungsoo Kim, de Dear, Cândido, Zhang, and Arens (2013) Literature review and data analysis Gender differences in office occupant perception of indoor environmental quality (IEQ) Wang et al (2018) Literature review Individual difference in thermal comfort: A literature review…”

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Gender Matters! Thermal Comfort and Individual Perception of Indoor Environmental Quality: A Literature Review

Haselsteiner¹

2021

Future City

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The use of technology in construction has allowed a significant increase in comfort and the construction of energy-efficient buildings. However, for indoor environmental comfort, there is no universal standard that fits all. The indoor climate is perceived individually and the requirements are subjectively shaped. In this paper, a literature review is carried out to describe particular aspects relevant to gender. The aim is to raise awareness of these aspects in order to advance equality orientation as an integral part of planning and energy-efficient building concepts. The findings show that thermal comfort is an essential parameter, and up to 3 °C of differences between women and men were found. This difference is most evident in offices where women show a better cognitive performance in a warmer environment, while men do better in colder temperatures. Gender was also found to be an influencing factor of satisfaction with humidity, acoustic conditions, visual comfort, privacy, air quality, health aspects, light preferences, and brightness perception. Moreover, sick-building syndrome is more common among women. In conclusion, the literature confirms that essential indoor environmental quality (IEQ) parameters vary significantly across men and women and should be taken more into account in the practice of building technology.

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Gender Matters! Thermal Comfort and Individual Perception of Indoor Environmental Quality: A Literature Review

Haselsteiner¹

2021

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“…This value may be influenced by the fact that the range of measured operating temperature data at the Azurém Campus was much narrower than the range measured at the Fuentenueva Campus. However, previous studies showed similar values for the coefficient of correlation since there was a high variability for the TSV in each indoor air temperature 30–32 . Based on these results, the neutral temperature was calculated by a substitution of 0 for the TSV in both equations.…”

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Reopening higher education buildings in post‐epidemic COVID‐19 scenario: monitoring and assessment of indoor environmental quality after implementing ventilation protocols in Spain and Portugal

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Post-epidemic protocols have been implemented in public buildings to keep indoor environments safe. However, indoor environmental conditions are affected by this decision, which also affect the occupants of buildings. This fact has major implications in educational buildings, where the satisfaction and learning performance of students may also be affected. This study investigates the impact of post-epidemic protocols on indoor environmental conditions in higher education buildings of one Portuguese and one Spanish university. A sensor monitoring campaign combined with a simultaneous questionnaire was conducted during the reopening of the educational buildings. Results showed that although renewal air protocols were effective and the mean CO 2 concentration levels remained low (742 ppm and 519 ppm in Portugal and Spain universities, respectively), students were dissatisfied with the current indoor environmental conditions. Significant differences were also found between the responses of Portuguese and Spanish students. Indeed, Spanish students showed warmer preferences (thermal neutrality = 23.3℃) than Portuguese students (thermal neutrality = 20.7℃). In terms of involved indoor factors, the obtained data showed significant correlations (p < 0.001) between acoustic factors and overall satisfaction in the Portuguese students (ρ = 0.540) and between thermal factors and overall satisfaction in the Spanish students (ρ = 0.522). Therefore, indoor environmental conditions should be improved by keeping spaces safe while minimizing the impact of post-epidemic protocols on student learning performance.

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“…Regression equations that represent the mean occupants' thermal sensation (MTSV) as a function of the operative temperature (T op ) with weighted 0.5 • C binned data were obtained to evaluate sensitivity and obtain the neutral temperature (T n ) [32,[56][57][58][59].…”

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The effect of climatic conditions on occupants’ thermal comfort in naturally ventilated nursing homes

Larriva

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2022

Building and Environment

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The influence of acclimatization, age and gender-related differences on thermal perception in university buildings: Case studies in Scotland and England

Cited by 59 publications

References 67 publications

Gender Matters! Thermal Comfort and Individual Perception of Indoor Environmental Quality: A Literature Review

Gender Matters! Thermal Comfort and Individual Perception of Indoor Environmental Quality: A Literature Review

Reopening higher education buildings in post‐epidemic COVID‐19 scenario: monitoring and assessment of indoor environmental quality after implementing ventilation protocols in Spain and Portugal

The effect of climatic conditions on occupants’ thermal comfort in naturally ventilated nursing homes

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