Measured Thermal Comfort Conditions in Iranian Hospitals for Patients and Staff

The occupants of hospitals like other buildings have widely differing thermal comfortrequirements due to their different levels of clothing and metabolism. The study indicatedthree main groups of occupants in Iranian hospitals as: patients that are able to be covered,patients that are not able to be covered regarding their medical conditions, and staff. Thisstudy investigated the thermal comfort calculated to have been achieved for differentoccupants in Iranian hospitals. The thermal comfort achieved findings have been derivedfrom basic monitoring of those parameters which affect thermal comfort in 14 rooms in 4separate Iranian hospitals. The thermal comfort results calculated for each room are comparedwith recommended Iranian and international standards for acceptable thermal comfort. Thefindings from this study showed a wide range of thermal comfort conditions were achieved inIranian hospitals, and overall the thermal comfort conditions recorded during themeasurement period were felt to be unacceptable.