Assessment of thermal environmental conditions and quantification of thermal adaptation in naturally ventilated buildings in composite climate of India

摘要

India has diverse climatic conditions and study of adaptation can play important role for defining thermal comfort conditions in naturally ventilated buildings. Therefore, a field study of thermal comfort was carried out in thirty well ventilated residential and office buildings in composite climate region of India. The objective of the study is to evaluate the thermal environmental conditions and quantify thermal adaptation for occupants of these buildings. The study ascertains thermal neutrality and thermal acceptability and compares adaptation with field studies referred by a pool of researchers and scientists. The methodology of the study was through questionnaire administered to building occupants to record sensations and preferences for thermal environment variables. Simultaneously, physical measurements of environment variables were recorded considering class-II protocol of field measurements.