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Farnham, C, Zhang, L, Yuan, J, Emura, K, Alam, A M and Mizuno, T (2017) Measurement of the evaporative cooling effect: Oscillating misting fan. Building Research & Information, 45(07), 783-99.

Farnham, C, Zhang, L, Yuan, J, Emura, K, Alam, A M and Mizuno, T (2017) Measurement of the evaporative cooling effect: oscillating misting fan. Building Research & Information, 45(07), 783–99.

Kingma, B R M, Schweiker, M, Wagner, A and van Marken Lichtenbelt, W D (2017) Exploring internal body heat balance to understand thermal sensation. Building Research & Information, 45(07), 808-18.

Kingma, B, Schweiker, M, Wagner, A and van Marken Lichtenbelt, W D (2017) Exploring internal body heat balance to understand thermal sensation. Building Research & Information, 45(07), 808–18.

Type: Journal Article
Keywords: adaptation; adaptive comfort; domestic buildings; indoor temperature; standards;
ISBN/ISSN: 0961-3218
URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2017.1283922
Abstract:
It might be assumed that buildings with active mechanical heating/cooling systems will have a narrower indoor temperature range than those without: that the indoor temperature will be adjusted by the system to reflect the needs of occupants, which are approximately the same for all. This assumption is critically examined through the records of indoor temperatures and comfort in domestic buildings in Japan, England and Saudi Arabia, with less complete data from Russia, China, Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Portugal and New Zealand. Evidence is presented here from a number of surveys in domestic buildings. This suggests that in mechanically controlled buildings there can be a wide range of indoor conditions. These results with buildings are then compared with free-running buildings. It is found that the temperature range in these is often smaller. This discrepancy from normal assumptions is explained using the adaptive approach, considering mechanical systems as a powerful adaptive opportunity used by dwelling inhabitants to suit the indoor conditions to their own diverse climates, buildings and lifestyles. The results suggest that existing guidelines for indoor temperatures in dwellings are inappropriate and could be more flexible.

Pallubinsky, H, Kingma, B R M, Schellen, L, Dautzenberg, B, van Baak, M A and van Marken Lichtenbelt, W D (2017) The effect of warmth acclimation on behaviour, thermophysiology and perception. Building Research & Information, 45(07), 800-7.

Rijal, H B, Humphreys, M A and Nicol, J F (2017) Towards an adaptive model for thermal comfort in Japanese offices. Building Research & Information, 45(07), 717-29.

Rijal, H B, Humphreys, M A and Nicol, J F (2017) Towards an adaptive model for thermal comfort in Japanese offices. Building Research & Information, 45(07), 717–29.

Schweiker, M and Wagner, A (2017) Influences on the predictive performance of thermal sensation indices. Building Research & Information, 45(07), 745-58.

Schweiker, M and Wagner, A (2017) Influences on the predictive performance of thermal sensation indices. Building Research & Information, 45(07), 745–58.

van Marken Lichtenbelt, W, Hanssen, M, Pallubinsky, H, Kingma, B and Schellen, L (2017) Healthy excursions outside the thermal comfort zone. Building Research & Information, 45(07), 819-27.

van Marken Lichtenbelt, W, Hanssen, M, Pallubinsky, H, Kingma, B and Schellen, L (2017) Healthy excursions outside the thermal comfort zone. Building Research & Information, 45(07), 819–27.

Vargas, G, Lawrence, R and Stevenson, F (2017) The role of lobbies: Short-term thermal transitions. Building Research & Information, 45(07), 759-82.

Vargas, G, Lawrence, R and Stevenson, F (2017) The role of lobbies: short-term thermal transitions. Building Research & Information, 45(07), 759–82.