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A COMPARISON OF MEASURED AND PREDICTED COMFORT IN OFFICE BUILDINGS.

Author(s) : SCHILLER G. E.

Summary

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PAPER IS TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT TO WHICH THEORETICAL AND LABORATORY-BASED EQUATIONS ACCURATELY PREDICT WORKERS' THERMAL RESPONSES IN EXISTING OFFICE BUILDINGS. IT ALSO COMPARES BOTH DIRECT AND INDIRECT ASSESSMENTS OF COMFORT IN THESE BUILDINGS. THE BEST AGREEMENT BETWEEN MEASURED AND PREDICTED THERMAL SENSATION WAS IN THE REGION NEAR NEUTRAL, WHILE PREDICTIONS CONSISTENTLY UNDERESTIMATED THE WARM THERMAL SENSATIONS. NEUTRAL TEMPERATURES AND OPTIMUM ACCEPTABILITY WERE BOTH LOWER IN THE OFFICE ENVIRONMENTS WHEN COMPARED TO LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS. RESULTS ALSO SUGGEST THAT WORKERS VOTING WITHIN THE EXTREME THERMAL SENSATIONS WERE NOT ALWAYS SIMULTANEOUSLY DISSATISFIED.

Details

  • Original title: A COMPARISON OF MEASURED AND PREDICTED COMFORT IN OFFICE BUILDINGS.
  • Record ID : 1991-1308
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1990
  • Source: Source: ASHRAE Trans.
    vol. 96; n. 1; 609-622; 5 fig.; 5 tabl.; 27 ref.; discuss.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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