Abstract
Increasing concern about building sector energy
consumption and the simultaneous need for an acceptable
thermal environment makes it necessary to estimate in
advance what effect different thermal factors will have
on occupants. 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. These kinds of models does not take
into account variable conditions. In this paper
measurement results from a real office building were used
as input values for two methods to comparing predict
thermal comfort and user questionnaires. This paper shows
the differences between these two methods and highlights
also the importance of using a right method in estimating
thermal comfort in order to prevent over dimensioning of
heating or cooling devices which might lead to
unnecessary energy consumption.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Building Simulation 2013 |
Subtitle of host publication | 13th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association |
Editors | Etienne Wurtz |
Publisher | International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) |
Pages | 1657-1664 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-6299-3998-8 |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
Event | 13th Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, BS2013 - Chambery, France Duration: 26 Aug 2013 → 28 Aug 2013 |
Conference
Conference | 13th Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, BS2013 |
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Abbreviated title | BS2013 |
Country/Territory | France |
City | Chambery |
Period | 26/08/13 → 28/08/13 |