THERMAL ENVIRONMENTS AND OCCUPANT THERMAL COMFORT

Indoor thermal comfort not only affects on
occupant s satisfaction, but also affects their
productivity and performance. This book investigates
the current thermal comfort conditions of existing
offices to establish how office layout and indoor
thermal environments provided affect the perceived
thermal comfort and productivity achieved for the
occupants. It further investigates through computer
simulation program whether current thermal
environments of offices could be improved while
minimizing energy consumption by building fabric
alterations in the existing studied offices. This
book is a useful guide for anyone interested in
Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) assessments. It
enables you to learn more about different approaches
and methods to assess the IEQ, particularly indoor
thermal comfort. Moreover, this book guides you
through computer simulation program how to associate
the concept of building energy performance to the
concept of building thermal comfort level. Overall
this book provides information that aids students,
architects, office managers and researchers in the
field of built environments.