Thermal comfort evaluation of natural ventilated public housing in Singapore.

Wong N H; Feriadi H; Tham K W; Sekhar C

Wong N H, Feriadi H, Tham K W, Sekhar C

thermal comfort, natural ventilation

Year:

2001

Bibliographic info:

Hong Kong, City University, Division of Building Science and Technology, 2001, proceedings of IAQVEC 2001, "Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings: Fourth International Conference", held Changsha, Hunan, China, 2-5 October, 2

Thermal comfort field studies were conducted in three different sessions (morning, afternoon and night) of the day to evaluate the actual thermal comfort perception of the occupants. Direct and indirect assessment of the thermal acceptability were performed to investigate whether the naturally ventilated indoor environment meet the ASHRAE Standard-55's 80% acceptability criteria. Comparison of thermal sensation and thermal comfort votes revealed that a high proportion of people experiencing sensations of +2, +3 still found the conditions to be comfortable.

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