Influencers Of Residents’ Adaptive Actions In Response To Indoor Thermal Discomfort In A Warm-Humid City
Journal Title: American journal of Engineering Research - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 11
Abstract
The paper presents an evaluation of residents’ adaptive actions influencers in response to thermal discomfort within selected neighborhoods of Ibadan, a warm-humid Nigerian city. It was found that 63.6% of respondents were in the “Discomfort” zone and 59.5% expressed different degrees of dissatisfaction with the indoor thermal condition of their respective living rooms in the afternoon assessment. The adaptive actions utilized most by respondents out of the 14 identified in the study were drawing the curtain, opening the window, putting on the fan, movements to verandah, porch, courtyard or balcony and opening the door. Respondents effected adaptive change in relation to the building components and spaces first before personal change actions to reduce experienced discomfort. The verandah, porch and courtyard offered better alternative of comfort to the respondents compared to other spaces. The correlation of adaptive actions of the respondents to many spatial design elements was significant in the study. This implied a substantive recognition of the impact created by spatial elements on the adaptive comfort of the building users. It was concluded that the spatial design decisions in the residential buildings greatly impacted on the adaptive actions of users.
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Adewale Oluseyi Adunola
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