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Measured, modelled and experienced human thermal comfort in an office room.

Number: pap. 1122

Author(s) : AIRAKSINEN M., HOLOPAINEN R., TUOMAALA P., et al.

Summary

Modern buildings have better thermal insulation and ventilation heat recoveries. This lead also to other kind of demands in design phase, especially when low temperature levels are utilized. So far most human thermal comfort models are based on estimates assuming steady-state conditions. However, this often leads to underestimations of local cold or hot surfaces. In addition, that kind of models does not take into account variable conditions. In this paper a real office building was measured and the measurement results were used as input value s for two methods to predict thermal comfort. In addition questionnaires considering thermal comfort and overall satisfaction to working environment were used. This paper shows the differences between two methods and highlights also the importance of right methods in estimating thermal comfort in order to prevent the over dimensioning the heating or cooling devices and thus preventing the unnecessary energy consumption.

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  • Original title: Measured, modelled and experienced human thermal comfort in an office room.
  • Record ID : 30010666
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Clima 2013. 11th REHVA World Congress and 8th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings.
  • Publication date: 2013/06/16

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