Outdoor thermal comfort: A model based on thermal adaptation in New Zealand

Kasun Perera; Michael Donn; Marc Aurel Schnabel

Outdoor thermal comfort: A model based on thermal adaptation in New Zealand

Kasun Perera
, Michael Donn
, Marc Aurel Schnabel^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Victoria University of Wellington

Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review

Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Imaginable Futures: Design Thinking, and the Scientific Method
Subtitle of host publication	54th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA)
Editors	Ali Ghaffarianhoseini, Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini, Nicola Naismith, Mahesh Babu Purushothaman, Dat Doan, Esther Aigwi, Funmi Rotimi, Nariman Ghodrati
Publisher	Architectural Science Association
Pages	845-854
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9780992383572
Publication status	Published - 26 Nov 2020
Externally published	Yes
Event	54th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association, ANZAScA 2020 - Virtual, Online, New Zealand Duration: 26 Nov 2020 → 27 Nov 2020

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the International Conference of Architectural Science Association
Volume	2020-November
ISSN (Electronic)	2209-3850

Conference

Conference	54th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association, ANZAScA 2020
Country/Territory	New Zealand
City	Virtual, Online
Period	26/11/20 → 27/11/20

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Outdoor thermal comfort
Thermal adaptation
Thermal perception and expectations
UTCI

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Perera, K., Donn, M., & Schnabel, M. A. (2020). Outdoor thermal comfort: A model based on thermal adaptation in New Zealand. In A. Ghaffarianhoseini, A. Ghaffarianhoseini, N. Naismith, M. B. Purushothaman, D. Doan, E. Aigwi, F. Rotimi, & N. Ghodrati (Eds.), Imaginable Futures: Design Thinking, and the Scientific Method: 54th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA) (pp. 845-854). (Proceedings of the International Conference of Architectural Science Association; Vol. 2020-November). Architectural Science Association.

Perera, Kasun ; Donn, Michael ; Schnabel, Marc Aurel. / Outdoor thermal comfort : A model based on thermal adaptation in New Zealand. Imaginable Futures: Design Thinking, and the Scientific Method: 54th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA). editor / Ali Ghaffarianhoseini ; Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini ; Nicola Naismith ; Mahesh Babu Purushothaman ; Dat Doan ; Esther Aigwi ; Funmi Rotimi ; Nariman Ghodrati. Architectural Science Association, 2020. pp. 845-854 (Proceedings of the International Conference of Architectural Science Association).

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Perera, K, Donn, M & Schnabel, MA 2020, Outdoor thermal comfort: A model based on thermal adaptation in New Zealand. in A Ghaffarianhoseini, A Ghaffarianhoseini, N Naismith, MB Purushothaman, D Doan, E Aigwi, F Rotimi & N Ghodrati (eds), Imaginable Futures: Design Thinking, and the Scientific Method: 54th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA). Proceedings of the International Conference of Architectural Science Association, vol. 2020-November, Architectural Science Association, pp. 845-854, 54th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association, ANZAScA 2020, Virtual, Online, New Zealand, 26/11/20.

Outdoor thermal comfort: A model based on thermal adaptation in New Zealand. / Perera, Kasun; Donn, Michael; Schnabel, Marc Aurel.
Imaginable Futures: Design Thinking, and the Scientific Method: 54th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA). ed. / Ali Ghaffarianhoseini; Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini; Nicola Naismith; Mahesh Babu Purushothaman; Dat Doan; Esther Aigwi; Funmi Rotimi; Nariman Ghodrati. Architectural Science Association, 2020. p. 845-854 (Proceedings of the International Conference of Architectural Science Association; Vol. 2020-November).

Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review

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Perera K, Donn M, Schnabel MA. Outdoor thermal comfort: A model based on thermal adaptation in New Zealand. In Ghaffarianhoseini A, Ghaffarianhoseini A, Naismith N, Purushothaman MB, Doan D, Aigwi E, Rotimi F, Ghodrati N, editors, Imaginable Futures: Design Thinking, and the Scientific Method: 54th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA). Architectural Science Association. 2020. p. 845-854. (Proceedings of the International Conference of Architectural Science Association).

Outdoor thermal comfort: A model based on thermal adaptation in New Zealand

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