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.

Autorentext

Dr. Nazanin Nasrollahi, PhD, PEng: Studied her PhD in Architectural Science Group at Cardiff University, UK. She is a senior lecturer in Engineering Faculty at Ilam University, Iran. She lectures architectural design and building environmental condition control. She also is a senior member of Iranian Construction Engineering Organization.

Klappentext

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.