Adaptive Thermal Comfort: Principles and Practice

Autori

• Fergus Nicol
• Michael Humphreys
• Susan Roaf

Parametri

Pagine

186pagine

Tempo di lettura

7ore

• Architettura
• Architettura e urbanistica

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Addressing the pressing challenge of designing comfortable buildings in a climate of dwindling fossil fuels, this book offers an innovative approach to adaptive thermal comfort. It clearly outlines the principles behind this theory, emphasizing the interplay between our bodies, minds, and building systems in response to changing conditions. Divided into two sections, it first introduces the foundational principles and then guides readers on conducting field studies to measure thermal comfort in real-world scenarios.

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Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2012

(In brossura)