Indoor Thermal Comfort Perception A Questionnaire Approach Focusing
Providing a methodology for evaluating indoor thermal comfort with a focus on children, this book presents an in-depth examination of children’s perceptions of comfort. Divided into two sections, it first presents a history of thermal comfort, the human b
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Indoor Thermal Comfort Perception A Questionnaire Approach Focusing on Children
Indoor Thermal Comfort Perception
Kristian Fabbri
Indoor Thermal Comfort Perception A Questionnaire Approach Focusing on Children
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Kristian Fabbri Architect Cesena (FC) Italy
ISBN 978-3-319-18650-4 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-18651-1
ISBN 978-3-319-18651-1
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2015943039 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
I dedicate this to my mother, Piera Mainetti
Contents
Part I
Thermal Comfort and Children Thermal Cognitive Knowledge
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 Why This Book? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 How to Read This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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A Brief History of Thermal Comfort: From Effective Temperature to Adaptive Thermal Comfort. . . . . . . . 2.1 The Discipline of Comfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 The Beginnings A.P. Gagge and the Military Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 The Revolution of Povl Ole Fanger: Evaluating the Thermal Sensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.4 The Last Frontier: The Adaptive Thermal Comfort References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Ergonomics of the Thermal Environment. Human Body and Clothes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 What About Thermal Comfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2 The Human Body (Physiology) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2.1 Human Thermal Physiological Models. . . . . . . . 3
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