Impact of Building Function on Thermal Comfort: A Review Paper
Journal Title: American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 9, Issue 4
Abstract
Abstract One of the most problems for achieving thermal comfort in buildings is disregarding the impact of different types of building use. They are differ depending on the activity style they perform inside. In residential buildings, for instance, variations in indoor temperature is more acceptable than the case in hotels or hospitals. This review is leading to seek a solution for this problem which usually found neglected. Consequently, the selection of the reviewed papers was based on building use. Main factors affecting thermal comfort will be discussed. In addition, focus on the effect of building's function on thermal comfort such as residential buildings, office buildings, heath care buildings and educational buildings. As far as environmental aspects affecting thermal comfort, air temperature was found to be the most effective one among the rest. Moreover, the effect of building function on adaptive thermal comfort has been discussed with reference to residential, office, healthcare and educational buildings. It has to be considered that there is a noticeable effect on the different types of building in terms of its impact on the users. Copyright © 2016 Mamdooh S. Alwetaishi. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Mamdooh S. Alwetaishi
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