Occupants have a false idea of comfortable summer season temperatures

Sami Karjalainen; Raino Vastamäki

Occupants have a false idea of comfortable summer season temperatures

Sami Karjalainen^*
, Raino Vastamäki

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Thermal comfort studies and standards show that room temperatures should be higher in thewarmer season than in the colder season. An interview survey with a sample size of 3,094 people was performed in Finland. The respondents were asked to state the Celsius values ofroom temperature they prefer in the winter and summer season in living room at home. The results show that people have a false idea of comfortable temperatures. 41% of therespondents think that room temperature should be lower in the summer season than in the winter season. 22% think that room temperature should be 19°C or below in the summer season. Their principal idea behind this assumption is that the warm outdoor temperature should be compensated by cool room temperature. Only 15% of people have the correct idea: comfortable room temperature is higher in the summer season than in the winter season. The false idea may lead to unnecessary use of energy.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings Clima 2007 WellBeing Indoors
Editors	Olli Seppänen, Jorma Säteri
Place of Publication	Helsinki
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	978-952-99898-3-6
Publication status	Published - 2007
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	9th Rehva World Congress, Clima 2007 - WellBeing Indoors - Helsinki, Finland Duration: 10 Jun 2007 → 14 Jun 2007 Conference number: 9

Conference

Conference	9th Rehva World Congress, Clima 2007 - WellBeing Indoors
Abbreviated title	CLIMA 2007
Country/Territory	Finland
City	Helsinki
Period	10/06/07 → 14/06/07

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