TY - GEN
T1 - Outdoor thermal comfort
T2 - 54th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association, ANZAScA 2020
AU - Perera, Kasun
AU - Donn, Michael
AU - Schnabel, Marc Aurel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 and published by the Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA).
PY - 2020/11/26
Y1 - 2020/11/26
N2 - In the recent past outdoor thermal comfort research has moved to investigate the combined effects of sun, wind and temperature with the human adaptation aspects which had led to identifying many contradictions between the results provided by physiological models and actual thermal perceptions in real outdoor environments. These discrepancies are primarily due to human adaptation to the thermal environment. This paper reports a model developed to comprehend and test adaptation aspects involved and how it influences thermal comfort assessment based on peoples’ thermal expectations and preferences. This investigation involves the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI), an advanced outdoor comfort model currently used globally to examine its applicability in the New Zealand context. The study reveals that standard physiological models cannot be directly applied to different climates to predict comfort levels for various thermal expectations.
AB - In the recent past outdoor thermal comfort research has moved to investigate the combined effects of sun, wind and temperature with the human adaptation aspects which had led to identifying many contradictions between the results provided by physiological models and actual thermal perceptions in real outdoor environments. These discrepancies are primarily due to human adaptation to the thermal environment. This paper reports a model developed to comprehend and test adaptation aspects involved and how it influences thermal comfort assessment based on peoples’ thermal expectations and preferences. This investigation involves the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI), an advanced outdoor comfort model currently used globally to examine its applicability in the New Zealand context. The study reveals that standard physiological models cannot be directly applied to different climates to predict comfort levels for various thermal expectations.
KW - Outdoor thermal comfort
KW - Thermal adaptation
KW - Thermal perception and expectations
KW - UTCI
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85103614290&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Conference Proceeding
AN - SCOPUS:85103614290
T3 - Proceedings of the International Conference of Architectural Science Association
SP - 845
EP - 854
BT - Imaginable Futures: Design Thinking, and the Scientific Method
A2 - Ghaffarianhoseini, Ali
A2 - Ghaffarianhoseini, Amirhosein
A2 - Naismith, Nicola
A2 - Purushothaman, Mahesh Babu
A2 - Doan, Dat
A2 - Aigwi, Esther
A2 - Rotimi, Funmi
A2 - Ghodrati, Nariman
PB - Architectural Science Association
Y2 - 26 November 2020 through 27 November 2020
ER -
