The relationship between thermal performance, thermal comfort and occupants. A study of thermal indoor environment in selected students accommodation in Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang.
Thermal comfort is considered to be a principal requirement that is usually demanded of by occupants of accommodation units. A compatible indoor climate design is actually a modification of the external environmental system and is designed to provide comfort for occupants. There is a reciprocal r...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/34482/ http://eprints.usm.my/34482/1/HBP24.pdf |
| Summary: | Thermal comfort is considered to be a principal requirement that is usually
demanded of by occupants of accommodation units. A compatible indoor climate design is
actually a modification of the external environmental system and is designed to provide comfort
for occupants. There is a reciprocal relationship between climate and man in both indoor and
outdoor areas. Thermal comfort plays a significant role in organizing that relationship and in
activating it, thus making an area inhabitable and well adapted for daily existence. In this paper,
the relationship between the indoor thermal comfort and the external equatorial climate of
Malaysia is investigated in student accommodation quarters, in Universiti Sains Malaysia
(USM).These accommodation quarters known as “hostel” would be studied for their thermal
performance and energy consumption patterns. To accurately determine these aspects, data
regarding the building envelope, plan, system, orientation, and operation design would be
gathered. This information would be compiled from the various hostels located within the
university precincts. Finally, the comfort condition of the hostels would be estimated via comfort
surveys and on site measurements. |
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