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A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO THERMAL COMFORT SURVEYS IN HOMES AND OFFICES: DISCUSSION OF METHODS AND CONCERNS.

Author(s) : CENA K. M., LADD P. G., SPOTILA J. R.

Summary

A DISCUSSION OF SOME OF THE TECHNIQUES INVOLVED IN THERMAL COMFORT STUDIES CONDUCTED IN THE FIELD IS PRESENTED. SELECTED ASPECTS OF MEASUREMENT PROTOCOL ARE DISCUSSED. THERMAL COMFORT SURVEYS IN HOMES USUALLY REQUIRE A MORE SPECIFIC APPROACH TO SECURE COOPERATION OF THE SUBJECTS THAN DO OFFICE SURVEYS. SOCIOPSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES COULD BE BROADENED FROM THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION WITH THE ELDERLY AND BE USED TO ASSESS EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL DIMENSIONS AMONG THE GENERAL POPULATION. WHEN COMPARING SURVEYS FROM DIFFERENT CLIMATIC OR SOCIOECONOMIC REGIONS, IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOCAL CONDITIONS AND NORMS OF BEHAVIOUR.

Details

  • Original title: A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO THERMAL COMFORT SURVEYS IN HOMES AND OFFICES: DISCUSSION OF METHODS AND CONCERNS.
  • Record ID : 1991-1728
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1990
  • Source: Source: ASHRAE Trans.
    vol. 96; n. 1; 853-858; 3 tabl.; 20 ref.; discuss.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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