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Baborska-Narożny, M, Stevenson, F and Grudzińska, M (2017) Overheating in retrofitted flats: Occupant practices, learning and interventions. Building Research & Information, 45(01), 40-59.
Birchmore, R, Davies, K, Etherington, P, Tait, R and Pivac, A (2017) Overheating in Auckland homes: Testing and interventions in full-scale and simulated houses. Building Research & Information, 45(01), 157-75.
Gupta, R, Barnfield, L and Gregg, M (2017) Overheating in care settings: Magnitude, causes, preparedness and remedies. Building Research & Information, 45(01), 83-101.
Lee, W V and Steemers, K (2017) Exposure duration in overheating assessments: A retrofit modelling study. Building Research & Information, 45(01), 60-82.
Mavrogianni, A, Pathan, A, Oikonomou, E, Biddulph, P, Symonds, P and Davies, M (2017) Inhabitant actions and summer overheating risk in London dwellings. Building Research & Information, 45(01), 119-42.
McGill, G, Sharpe, T, Robertson, L, Gupta, R and Mawditt, I (2017) Meta-analysis of indoor temperatures in new-build housing. Building Research & Information, 45(01), 19-39.
Meinke, A, Hawighorst, M, Wagner, A, Trojan, J and Schweiker, M (2017) Comfort-related feedforward information: Occupants' choice of cooling strategy and perceived comfort. Building Research & Information, 45(01), 222-38.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: feedback; occupant behaviour; agency; feedforward; overheating; adaptive behaviour; cooling; choice of action; perceived control; thermal comfort; energy; offices; window opening behavior; construction & building technology; models; usage; ceiling fan
- ISBN/ISSN: 0961-3218
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2017.1233774
- Abstract:
Approaches to provide feedforward information to building occupants about the impact of potential actions on individual thermal comfort levels are scarce. Even less is known about the effect of such information on the decision process of occupants to interact with their built environment and their level of comfort after such decisions. In a naturalistic study, participants (N = 76) were given a choice of four actions to counteract thermal discomfort induced by constantly rising room temperatures: removing a piece of clothing, opening the window, switching on the ceiling fan or switching on the air-conditioning. After receiving information about the potential change in comfort and energy consumption of these options, they had to confirm or revise their choice. The vast majority of participants initially chose to open the windows (N = 28) or remove a piece of clothing (N = 37); only a few chose the ceiling fan (N = 2) or the air-conditioning (N = 9). About one-third (N = 23) revised their choice of action; most of them (N = 15) indicated an influence from the provided information. In conclusion, feedforward information can be a useful tool to combat overheating problems by increasing energy-aware behaviour and thermal acceptance.;Approaches to provide feedforward information to building occupants about the impact of potential actions on individual thermal comfort levels are scarce. Even less is known about the effect of such information on the decision process of occupants to interact with their built environment and their level of comfort after such decisions. In a naturalistic study, participants (N = 76) were given a choice of four actions to counteract thermal discomfort induced by constantly rising room temperatures: removing a piece of clothing, opening the window, switching on the ceiling fan or switching on the air-conditioning. After receiving information about the potential change in comfort and energy consumption of these options, they had to confirm or revise their choice. The vast majority of participants initially chose to open the windows (N = 28) or remove a piece of clothing (N = 37); only a few chose the ceiling fan (N = 2) or the air-conditioning (N = 9). About one-third (N = 23) revised their choice of action; most of them (N = 15) indicated an influence from the provided information. In conclusion, feedforward information can be a useful tool to combat overheating problems by increasing energy-aware behaviour and thermal acceptance.;Approaches to provide feedforward information to building occupants about the impact of potential actions on individual thermal comfort levels are scarce. Even less is known about the effect of such information on the decision process of occupants to interact with their built environment and their level of comfort after such decisions. In a naturalistic study, participants (N=76) were given a choice of four actions to counteract thermal discomfort induced by constantly rising room temperatures: removing a piece of clothing, opening the window, switching on the ceiling fan or switching on the air-conditioning. After receiving information about the potential change in comfort and energy consumption of these options, they had to confirm or revise their choice. The vast majority of participants initially chose to open the windows (N=28) or remove a piece of clothing (N=37); only a few chose the ceiling fan (N=2) or the air-conditioning (N=9). About one-third (N=23) revised their choice of action; most of them (N=15) indicated an influence from the provided information. In conclusion, feedforward information can be a useful tool to combat overheating problems by increasing energy-aware behaviour and thermal acceptance.;
Morgan, C, Foster, J A, Poston, A and Sharpe, T R (2017) Overheating in Scotland: Contributing factors in occupied homes. Building Research & Information, 45(01), 143-56.
Symonds, P, Taylor, J, Mavrogianni, A, Davies, M, Shrubsole, C, Hamilton, I and Chalabi, Z (2017) Overheating in English dwellings: Comparing modelled and monitored large-scale datasets. Building Research & Information, 45(01), 195-208.
Thomas, L E (2017) Combating overheating: Mixed-mode conditioning for workplace comfort. Building Research & Information, 45(01), 176-94.
Vellei, M, Ramallo-González, A P, Coley, D, Lee, J, Gabe-Thomas, E, Lovett, T and Natarajan, S (2017) Overheating in vulnerable and non-vulnerable households. Building Research & Information, 45(01), 102-18.
Zhang, Z, Zhang, Y and Jin, L (2017) Thermal comfort of rural residents in a hot-humid area. Building Research & Information, 45(01), 209-21.