Comfort: A result of an interaction between people and their environment. (J.F. Nicol et al, 2002)
Adaptive comfort: There is a linear relationship between the outdoor monthly mean temperature and the indoor comfort temperature. (J.F. Nicol et al, 2002)
Adaptive comfort: There is a linear relationship between the outdoor monthly mean temperature and the indoor comfort temperature. (J.F. Nicol et al, 2002)
Equation of comfort temperature for a free-running building
Tc = 13.5 + 0.54To
where, Tc: comfort temperature
and To: outdoor temperature
Tc = 13.5 + 0.54To
where, Tc: comfort temperature
and To: outdoor temperature
REFERENCES
1. J.F. Nicol et al, 2002, Adaptive thermal comfort and sustainable thermal standards for buildings [online] Available at: ftp://ip20017719.eng.ufjf.br/public/ProAC/MetodologiaCientifica/AdaptThermComfortStandard.pdf [Accessed: 23 December 2013]
(also available at: http://nceub.commoncense.info/uploads/Paper05_Nicol.pdf)
2. J.F. Nicol et al, 2007, Allowing for thermal comfort in free-running buildings in the new European
Standard EN15251 [online] Available at: http://www.new-learn.info/about/doc/nicol_free_running_2007.pdf
[Accessed: 23 December 2013]
3. Baker N. et al, 2003, Thermal comfort for free-running buildings [online] Available at: http://gse.cat.org.uk/downloads/Rel_pap_thermal_comfort_free_running.pdf [Accessed: 23 December 2013]
1. J.F. Nicol et al, 2002, Adaptive thermal comfort and sustainable thermal standards for buildings [online] Available at: ftp://ip20017719.eng.ufjf.br/public/ProAC/MetodologiaCientifica/AdaptThermComfortStandard.pdf [Accessed: 23 December 2013]
(also available at: http://nceub.commoncense.info/uploads/Paper05_Nicol.pdf)
2. J.F. Nicol et al, 2007, Allowing for thermal comfort in free-running buildings in the new European
Standard EN15251 [online] Available at: http://www.new-learn.info/about/doc/nicol_free_running_2007.pdf
[Accessed: 23 December 2013]
3. Baker N. et al, 2003, Thermal comfort for free-running buildings [online] Available at: http://gse.cat.org.uk/downloads/Rel_pap_thermal_comfort_free_running.pdf [Accessed: 23 December 2013]