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Thermal comfort of heterogeneous and dynamic indoor conditions — An overview

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Mishra, A.K., Loomans, M.G.L.C., Hensen, J.L.M.·2016·Building and Environment

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The buildings sector, being a leading energy consumer, would need to lead in conservation efforts as well. There is a growing consensus that variability in indoor conditions can be acceptable to occupants, improve comfort perception, and lower building energy consumption. This work endeavours to scrutinise and summarise studies that examined human thermal and comfort perception to such variations in the indoor environment: spatial transients, non-uniformities, and temperature drifts. We also briefly discuss personalised comfort systems since they work on an occupant's micro-climate and create non-uniformities in the indoors. Perusal of works done on effect of non-thermal factors on thermal comfort, point to the need for synchronizing the overall indoor environment's quality – in terms of décor, air quality, lighting etc. – to improve occupant thermal comfort. Essence of the overall discussions come out to be that indoor thermal environment can be variable and still agreeable, implying existence of energy saving avenues, hitherto precluded from earnest consideration.

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Authors
Mishra, A. K., Loomans, M. G. L. C., & Hensen, J. L. M.
Affiliations
Eindhoven University of Technology (NL)
Corresponding author
Mishra, A.K.
Venue
Building and Environment
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-11
Volume
109
Pages
82-100
ISSN
0360-1323 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2519419780
Cited by
167
References
279
Citations by year
2026: 16 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 23 · 2023: 21 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 18 · 2019: 20 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 5
FWCI
13.19
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Building and Environment (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • TU/e Research Portal (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • TU/e Research Portal (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Dutch Technology Foundation STW (11854)
  • Ministry of Economic Affairs
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Urban Heat Island Mitigation
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Building energy efficiency and sustainability
Keywords
thermal comfort, indoor thermal environment, temperature drift, building energy consumption

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