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BEHAVIOURAL COMFORT MODELLING AND BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE.

Author(s) : NEWSHAM G.

Type of article: Periodical article

Summary

POINTS OUT THAT QUANTIFYING < TOTAL > COMFORT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AS IT IS COMPRISED OF ELEMENTS AS DIVERSE AS TEMPERATURE AND AESTHETICS. CONSIDERS IN SOME DETAIL 2 FACTORS INFLUENCING COMFORT (THE THERMAL ENVIRONMENT AND LIGHTING) USING A THERMAL SIMULATION MODEL FENESTRA. THE MODEL CAN PREDICT THE SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL CONDITIONS OF HEAT AND LIGHT WITHIN A ROOM AND CAN RESPOND TO EXTERNALCONDITIONS OF AIR TEMPERATURE, WIND AND SUNLIGHT AND PREDICT THE INTERNAL AIR TEMPERATURE AND MEAN RADIANT TEMPERATURE. (INT. BUILD. SERV. ABSTR., GB., 25, N 4, 1990/07-08, 90-01237.

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  • Original title: BEHAVIOURAL COMFORT MODELLING AND BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE.
  • Record ID : 1991-0748
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Build. tech. File - n. 29
  • Publication date: 1990/04
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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