Analyzing nontraditional HVAC systems

摘要

Thermal comfort is an indoor environmental-quality feature that has proven to impact productivity. Variables that impact the air temperature at which one may feel comfortable are clothing, metabolic activity, indoor air temperature, humidity, radiant temperature, and air speed. In addition to these factors, user expectation can also shift if the space is naturally conditioned using operable windows with the availability of control. The variability of thermal experience may be different when naturally cooled using operable windows, which may be considered in conjunction with biophilia as an enhancing addition.