Abstract
We carried out an extensive series of measurements and surveys in a pedestrianized area of Glasgow, UK (55°51'N, 04°12'W) to understand the thermal preferences of local population and to define a preliminary comfort range using selected thermal indices. Nineteen monitoring campaigns were carried out and 763 outdoor comfort surveys were administered to street users. Weather variables were collected using a Davis-Vantage Pro2 weather station, equipped with temperature and humidity sensors, anemometer, pyranometer and a globe thermometer. Concurrent thermal comfort surveys were carried out using an adapted version of ISO 10551. Weather data were post-processed in Rayman and WinComf for obtaining the thermal comfort indices PET and PMV, respectively, allowing comparisons with thermal sensation/preference votes. Analysis of these outcomes point out to the need for simplifications of the original thermal comfort protocol, with no significant effect on the quality of the results obtained.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 15 Apr 2012 |
| Event | 7th Windsor Conference: The Changing Context of Comfort in an Unpredictable World 2012 - Windsor, United Kingdom Duration: 12 Apr 2012 → 15 Apr 2012 Conference number: 7 |
Conference
| Conference | 7th Windsor Conference: The Changing Context of Comfort in an Unpredictable World 2012 |
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| Abbreviated title | WINDSOR 2012 |
| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | Windsor |
| Period | 12/04/12 → 15/04/12 |
Keywords
- Outdoor thermal comfort
- Preference votes
- Thermal comfort indices
- Thermal comfort protocols
- Thermal sensation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Science (miscellaneous)