Thermal history and comfort in a Brazilian subtropical climate: a ‘cool’ addiction hypothesis

Currently, there is a rising trend for commercial buildings to use air conditioning to provide indoor thermal comfort. This paper focuses on the impact of prolonged exposure to indoor air-conditioned environments on occupants’ thermal acceptability and preferences in a mixed-mode building in Brazil....

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主要な著者: De Vecchi, Renata, Cândido, Christhina Maria, Lamberts, Roberto
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出版事項: ANTAC - Associação Nacional de Tecnologia do Ambiente Construído 2015
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spelling ojs-article-548612015-12-15T22:01:26Z Thermal history and comfort in a Brazilian subtropical climate: a ‘cool’ addiction hypothesis De Vecchi, Renata Cândido, Christhina Maria Lamberts, Roberto thermal comfort; thermal history; mixed-mode buildings; warm and humid climates Currently, there is a rising trend for commercial buildings to use air conditioning to provide indoor thermal comfort. This paper focuses on the impact of prolonged exposure to indoor air-conditioned environments on occupants’ thermal acceptability and preferences in a mixed-mode building in Brazil. Questionnaires were administered while indoor microclimatic measurements were carried out (i.e., air temperature, radiant air temperature, air speed and humidity). Results suggest significant differences in occupants’ thermal acceptability and cooling preferences based on thermal history; differences were found between groups based on different physical characteristics (i.e., different gender and body condition). The findings also indicated a significant potential to implement temperature fluctuations indoors when occupants are exposed to air conditioning environments in warm and humid climates. ANTAC - Associação Nacional de Tecnologia do Ambiente Construído CNPq, Departamento de Arquitetura e Urbanismo - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2015-10-06 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://seer.ufrgs.br/ambienteconstruido/article/view/54861 Ambiente Construído; v. 16, n. 1 (2016); 7-20 Ambiente Construído; v. 16, n. 1 (2016); 7-20 Ambiente Construído; v. 16, n. 1 (2016); 7-20 1678-8621 1415-8876 por https://seer.ufrgs.br/ambienteconstruido/article/view/54861/35825 Direitos autorais 2016 Ambiente Construído https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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author De Vecchi, Renata
Cândido, Christhina Maria
Lamberts, Roberto
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Thermal history and comfort in a Brazilian subtropical climate: a ‘cool’ addiction hypothesis
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Cândido, Christhina Maria
Lamberts, Roberto
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title Thermal history and comfort in a Brazilian subtropical climate: a ‘cool’ addiction hypothesis
title_short Thermal history and comfort in a Brazilian subtropical climate: a ‘cool’ addiction hypothesis
title_full Thermal history and comfort in a Brazilian subtropical climate: a ‘cool’ addiction hypothesis
title_fullStr Thermal history and comfort in a Brazilian subtropical climate: a ‘cool’ addiction hypothesis
title_full_unstemmed Thermal history and comfort in a Brazilian subtropical climate: a ‘cool’ addiction hypothesis
title_sort thermal history and comfort in a brazilian subtropical climate: a ‘cool’ addiction hypothesis
description Currently, there is a rising trend for commercial buildings to use air conditioning to provide indoor thermal comfort. This paper focuses on the impact of prolonged exposure to indoor air-conditioned environments on occupants’ thermal acceptability and preferences in a mixed-mode building in Brazil. Questionnaires were administered while indoor microclimatic measurements were carried out (i.e., air temperature, radiant air temperature, air speed and humidity). Results suggest significant differences in occupants’ thermal acceptability and cooling preferences based on thermal history; differences were found between groups based on different physical characteristics (i.e., different gender and body condition). The findings also indicated a significant potential to implement temperature fluctuations indoors when occupants are exposed to air conditioning environments in warm and humid climates.
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