Using a human thermoregulation model as a tool for design and refurbishment of industrial spaces for human occupancy

摘要

Requirements for industrial work conditions are determined by human occupancy, building construction and production processes and they should ensure the prevention and removal of heat and noxious substances from the working space. Till now costly and time-consuming experimental methods in existing buildings and fast but less reliable simulation methods at the design stage were used, which both treat the human factor as minor. In the present study we propose a user-centered methodology which combined the versatility of the thermo-physiological modeling and the reliability of in-situ measurements based on an example of a typical industrial hall.