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Abstract
Thermal comfort research has been traditionally based on cross-sectional studies and spatial aggregation of individual surveys at building level. This research design is susceptible to compositional effects and may lead to error in identifying predictors to thermal comfort indices, in particular in relation to adaptive mechanisms. A relationship between comfort and different predictors can be true at an individual level but not evident at the building level. In addition, cross-sectional studies overlook temporal changes in individual thermal perception due to contextual factors. To address these limitations, this study applied a longitudinal research design over 8 to 21 months in eight buildings located in six countries around the world. The dataset comprises of 5,567 individual thermal comfort surveys from 258 participants. The analysis aggregated survey responses at participant level and clustered participants according to their thermal sensation votes (TSV). Four TSV clusters were introduced, representing four different thermal sensation traits. Further analysis reviewed the probability of cluster membership in relation to demographic characteristics and behavioural adaptation. Finally, the analysis at individual level enabled the introduction of a new metric, the thermal zone (Zt), which in this study ranges from 21.5 °C to 26.6 °C. The thermal sensation traits and person-centric thermal zone (Zt) are a first step into the development of new metrics incorporating individual perceived comfort into dynamic building controls for adaptive buildings.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 109936 |
Journal | Energy and Buildings |
Volume | 216 |
Number of pages | 19 |
ISSN | 0378-7788 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 3 Apr 2020 |
Keywords
- Adaptive thermal comfort
- Clustering
- Individual comfort profiles
- Person-centric thermal zones
- Adaptive building strategies
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Subtask B2: Provide design guidelines on how to use adaptive comfort for lowering energy use in buildings including the usage of personal comfort systems, IEA EBC Annex 69: “Strategy and practice of adaptive thermal comfort in low energy buildings”
Hellwig, R. T., Despoina, T., Schweiker, M., Choi, J., Lee, J. M. C., Mora, R., Rawal, R., Wang, Z. & Al-Atrash, F.
01/01/2015 → 31/12/2019
Project: Research
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Subtask C: Case studies - Practical learnings from exemplary adaptive buildings, Case study buildings in Amman, Jordan
01/01/2015 → 31/12/2019
Project: Research
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01 - Human well-being and technology in architecture: Overview on projects at my previous affiliations and actual projects
01/08/1995 → 30/09/2018
Project: Research
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Guidelines for low energy building design based on the adaptive thermal comfort concept - Technical report: IEA EBC Annex 69: Strategy and Practice of Adaptive Thermal Comfort in Low Energy Buildings.
Hellwig, R. T., Teli, D., Schweiker, M., Mora, R., Choi, J-H., Rawal, R., Lee, M. C. J., Wang, Z. & Al-Atrash, F., Dec 2022, Aalborg Universitet, Department of Architecture Design and Media Technology. 133 p.Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research
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Quality criteria for multi-domain studies in the indoor environment: critical review towards research guidelines and recommendations
Chinazzo, G., Andersen, R. K., Azar, E., Barthelmes, V. M., Becchio, C., Belussi, L., Berger, C., Carlucci, S., Corgnati, S. P., Crosby, S., Danza, L., de Castro, L., Favero, M., Gauthier, S., Hellwig, R. T., Jin, Q., Kim, J., Khanie, M. S., Khovalyg, D., Lingua, C., & 16 others , Dec 2022, In: Building and Environment. 226, 109719.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Evaluating assumptions of scales for subjective assessment of thermal environments: Do laypersons perceive them the way, we researchers believe?
Schweiker, M., André, M., Al-Atrash, F., Al-Khatri, H., Alprianti, R. R., Alsaad, H., Amin, R., Ampatzi, E., Arsano, A. Y., Azadeh, M., Azar, E., Bahareh, B., Batagarawa, A., Becker, S., Buonocore, C., Cao, B., Choi, J-H., Chun, C., Daanen, H., Damiati, S. A., & 73 others , 18 Feb 2020, In: Energy and Buildings. 211, 109761.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile47 Citations (Scopus)23 Downloads (Pure)