There has been widespread dissatisfaction with accepted models for predicting the conditions that people will find thermally comfortable in buildings. These mod
The fundamental function of buildings is to provide safe and healthy shelter. For the fortunate they also provide comfort and delight. In the twentieth century
This book is structured in four parts: First, it analyzes the sustainability objectives established for the building stock and the importance of thermal comfort
A number of metrics for assessing human thermal response to climatic conditions have been proposed in scientific literature over the last decades. They aim at d
This book brings together some of the finest academics in the field to address important questions around the way in which people experience their physical envi
