Allowing for thermal comfort in free-running buildings in the new European Standard EN15251

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Nicol, F.; Pagliano, L.
EN15251, KeepCool, ECOS, thermal comfort, standards
Year:
2007
Bibliographic info:
28th AIVC and 2nd Palenc Conference " Building Low Energy Cooling and Ventilation Technologies in the 21st Century", Crete, Greece, 27-29 September 2007

This paper describes some of the thinking behind the thermal comfort provisions of the new European StandardEN15251 (CEN: 2007) which deals with all aspects on the indoor environment. The paper will present the evidence on which its provisions are based (focusing on thermal comfort) and the advantages they present for those concerned to design buildings which use the minimumof energy.

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