Too hot Too cold - Diagnosing occupant complaints

Friedman G.
thermal comfort, design, questionnaire
Year:
2004
Bibliographic info:
ASHRAE Journal, January 2004, Vol. 46 N° 1, pp S157-163, 1 Fig., 1 Tab., 6 Ref.

Diagnosing occupant complaints is not an easy task. The following article is a guide for engineers and owners confronted with hot/cold problems. It advises how to evaluate the occupant's complaint (with seven questions), then to review the HVAC equipment performances for a proper operation, to make load calculations, to review zoning conflicts and draft problems, to measure the humidity level, and the omni-directional drafts.

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