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Atmaca, N (2017) Life-cycle assessment of post-disaster temporary housing. Building Research & Information, 45(05), 524-38.
Buswell, R, Webb, L, Mitchell, V and Leder Mackley, K (2017) Multidisciplinary research: Should effort be the measure of success?. Building Research & Information, 45(05), 539-55.
Dixit, M K (2017) Embodied energy and cost of building materials: Correlation analysis. Building Research & Information, 45(05), 508-23.
Domínguez-Hernández, J, Pérez-Bella, J M, Alonso-Martínez, M, Cano-Suñén, E and del Coz-Díaz, J J (2017) Assessment of water penetration risk in building facades throughout Brazil. Building Research & Information, 45(05), 492-507.
Rockett, P and Hathway, E A (2017) Model-predictive control for non-domestic buildings: A critical review and prospects. Building Research & Information, 45(05), 556-71.
Saratsis, E, Dogan, T and Reinhart, C F (2017) Simulation-based daylighting analysis procedure for developing urban zoning rules. Building Research & Information, 45(05), 478-91.
Schweiker, M, Fuchs, X, Becker, S, Shukuya, M, Dovjak, M, Hawighorst, M and Kolarik, J (2017) Challenging the assumptions for thermal sensation scales. Building Research & Information, 45(05), 572-89.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: research methods; scales; comfort models; thermal sensation; qualitative research; quantitative analysis; thermal comfort; perceived control; comfort; environments; performance; classrooms; model; perception; pain; construction & building technology;
- ISBN/ISSN: 0961-3218
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2016.1183185
- Abstract:
Scales are widely used to assess the personal experience of thermal conditions in built environments. Most commonly, thermal sensation is assessed, mainly to determine whether a particular thermal condition is comfortable for individuals. A seven-point thermal sensation scale has been used extensively, which is suitable for describing a one-dimensional relationship between physical parameters of indoor environments and subjective thermal sensation. However, human thermal comfort is not merely a physiological but also a psychological phenomenon. Thus, it should be investigated how scales for its assessment could benefit from a multidimensional conceptualization. The common assumptions related to the usage of thermal sensation scales are challenged, empirically supported by two analyses. These analyses show that the relationship between temperature and subjective thermal sensation is non-linear and depends on the type of scale used. Moreover, the results signify that most people do not perceive the categories of the thermal sensation scale as equidistant and that the range of sensations regarded as 'comfortable' varies largely. Therefore, challenges known from experimental psychology (describing the complex relationships between physical parameters, subjective perceptions and measurement-related issues) need to be addressed by the field of thermal comfort and new approaches developed.;Scales are widely used to assess the personal experience of thermal conditions in built environments. Most commonly, thermal sensation is assessed, mainly to determine whether a particular thermal condition is comfortable for individuals. A seven-point thermal sensation scale has been used extensively, which is suitable for describing a one-dimensional relationship between physical parameters of indoor environments and subjective thermal sensation. However, human thermal comfort is not merely a physiological but also a psychological phenomenon. Thus, it should be investigated how scales for its assessment could benefit from a multidimensional conceptualization. The common assumptions related to the usage of thermal sensation scales are challenged, empirically supported by two analyses. These analyses show that the relationship between temperature and subjective thermal sensation is non-linear and depends on the type of scale used. Moreover, the results signify that most people do not perceive the categories of the thermal sensation scale as equidistant and that the range of sensations regarded as comfortable' varies largely. Therefore, challenges known from experimental psychology (describing the complex relationships between physical parameters, subjective perceptions and measurement-related issues) need to be addressed by the field of thermal comfort and new approaches developed.;Scales are widely used to assess the personal experience of thermal conditions in built environments. Most commonly, thermal sensation is assessed, mainly to determine whether a particular thermal condition is comfortable for individuals. A seven-point thermal sensation scale has been used extensively, which is suitable for describing a one-dimensional relationship between physical parameters of indoor environments and subjective thermal sensation. However, human thermal comfort is not merely a physiological but also a psychological phenomenon. Thus, it should be investigated how scales for its assessment could benefit from a multidimensional conceptualization. The common assumptions related to the usage of thermal sensation scales are challenged, empirically supported by two analyses. These analyses show that the relationship between temperature and subjective thermal sensation is non-linear and depends on the type of scale used. Moreover, the results signify that most people do not perceive the categories of the thermal sensation scale as equidistant and that the range of sensations regarded as 'comfortable' varies largely. Therefore, challenges known from experimental psychology (describing the complex relationships between physical parameters, subjective erceptions and measurement-related issues) need to be addressed by the field of thermal comfort and new approaches developed.;