ADAPTIVE THERMAL COMFORT IN THE WET TROPICS FOR HOUSING DESIGN WITH PASSIVE COOLING

Thermal comfort in the hot humid tropics of Australia.

Day and night comfort votes were recorded from Caucasian residents at Weipa, a mission station in the hot humid tropics of North Queensland, Australia. The limit of day comfort for more than 50% of the men was 81 5°F. (27-5°C.) "normal" corrected effective temperature; the night limit was 78'00F. (25 5°C.). Day comfort limits correlated well with air conditions at which sweat was apparent: nigh...

Investigation of Passive Solutions of Thermal Comfort in Housing Aiming to Reduce Energy Consumption

The concern with sustainability brought the need for optimization of the buildings to reduce consumption of natural resources. Almost 1/3 of energy demanded by Brazilian housings is used to provide thermal solutions. AEC sector may contribute applying bioclimatic strategies on building design. The aim of this research is to investigate the viability of applying some alternative solutions in res...

Outdoor Comfort in Low-Income Housing Design

This paper presents a thermal comfort analysis in outdoor spaces of low-income housing projects in Londrina city, Brazil. The objective is to improve the identification of client requirements in the design development process, in order to satisfy thermal comfort requisites of low-income housing users. It has been proved that human settlements quality is intimately linked with thermal comfort an...

Adaptive Thermal Comfort and Ventilation

Adaptive thermal comfort and sustainable thermal standards for buildings

The origin and development of the adaptive approach to thermal comfort is explained. A number of the developments in the application of the theory are considered and the origin of the differences between adaptive thermal comfort and the ‘rational’ indices is explored. The application of the adaptive approach to thermal comfort standards is considered and recommendations made as to the best comf...