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Arash Beizaee
Arash
Beizaee
Steven Firth
Steven
Firth
Keyur Vadodaria
Keyur
Vadodaria
Dennis Loveday
Dennis
Loveday
Assessing the ability of PMV model in predicting thermal sensation in naturally ventilated buildings in UK
Loughborough University
2014
Thermal comfort
PMV
Thermal sensation
Context effect
Built Environment and Design not elsewhere classified
2014-01-24 09:51:28
Conference contribution
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/conference_contribution/Assessing_the_ability_of_PMV_model_in_predicting_thermal_sensation_in_naturally_ventilated_buildings_in_UK/9431651
A study was conducted to investigate the accuracy of the PMV model for predicting
thermal comfort sensations in naturally ventilated residential and office buildings in
the UK. Sixteen participants participated in identical thermal comfort studies at both
their homes and their offices. Environmental variables affecting thermal comfort were
recorded while the participants voted their thermal sensation in both locations. The
comparison of reported thermal sensation and those predicted using ISO 7730 showed
that in general PMV under predicts the thermal sensation of occupants in both
environments. The neutral temperatures found in homes and offices were 23.4ºC and
23.2ºC which were respectively 3ºC and 2.5ºC lower than those predicted using ISO
7730. Together with 0.2ºC difference found between reported neutral temperatures at
homes and offices, this suggests that there could be a context influence affecting
occupants’ thermal sensations in home and office environments.