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Field study of a thermal environment and adaptive model in Shanghai.

Ye XJ, Zhou ZP, Lian ZW, Liu HM, Li CZ, Liu YM

Institute of Refrigeration and Cryogenics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.

A long-term field investigation was carried out in naturally ventilated residential buildings in Shanghai from April 2003 to November 2004. A total of 1,768 returned questionnaires were collected in the study. This study deals with the thermal sensation of occupants in naturally ventilated buildings and the change in thermal neutral temperature with season. The range of accepted temperature in naturally ventilated buildings is between 14.7 degrees C T(op) and 29.8 degrees C T(op). The results also report the findings of the adaptive comfort model in Shanghai that determines the adaptive relationship of neutral temperature with outdoor air temperature. A long-term field study was carried out in residential buildings in Shanghai to find the relationship between thermal sensation, indoor neutral temperature and outdoor temperature. This paper presents findings of thermal comfort and discusses the more sustainable standard for the indoor climate of residential buildings in Shanghai.

Published 17 July 2006 in Indoor Air, 16(4): 320-6.
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