Overview
- Presents an in-depth examination of children’s perceptions of indoor thermal comfort
- Provides guidelines for creating questionnaires to assess those perceptions
- Includes a new Part III on architecture and sensitivity in classrooms and outdoor education and thermal comfort
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Thermal Comfort and Children Thermal Cognitive Knowledge
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Front Matter
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Case Studies
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Front Matter
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Keywords
- Child’s Understanding of the Concept of Thermal Comfort
- Environmental Ergonomy of Children
- HVAC Design
- Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Design
- Indoor Thermal Comfort Assessment
- Indoor Thermal Comfort Assessment for Children
- Predicted Mean Vote (PMV)
- Questionnaire for Indoor Thermal Comfort Assessment
- Thermal Comfort Indexes
- Thermal Comfort Judgement
About this book
This book offers a comprehensive exploration of children's understanding and experiences of thermal comfort. The book provides a methodology for evaluating comfort that takes into account the unique perspectives of children.
The first part of the book provides an overview of the history of thermal comfort, the human body and environmental parameters, and common thermal comfort indexes. It also offers guidelines for creating questionnaires that accurately assess children's perceptions of indoor thermal comfort.
The book then delves into children's understanding of the concepts of comfort and energy, as well as the factors that influence their perception of these concepts. It addresses the psychological and pedagogical aspects of thermal comfort judgment, as well as the architectural and environmental characteristics that contribute to children's perceptions of comfort.
First published as Indoor Thermal Comfort Perception, this updated edition also includes new sections on architecture and sensitivity, exploring the impact of classroom spaces on learning, and outdoor education and thermal comfort outdoors, based on qualitative research. These additions provide valuable insights for future studies on these topics.
While physical parameter measurements and comfort indexes are useful in thermal comfort, the book emphasizes the importance of ergonomic assessments in the form of questionnaires, which offer unique insights into children's experiences. The book fills a critical gap in understanding children's perceptions of thermal comfort and is essential reading for HVAC engineers, architects, environmental psychologists, and researchers in the medical and cognitive fields.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Arch. Kristian Fabbri is an expert in building energy performance, sustainability, energy poverty, building physics, urban comfort microclimate, and monitoring of museums and heritage buildings. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Bologna's Department of Architecture and a researcher with publications in international scientific journals, technical handbooks, and conferences. He is also an editor and a member of editorial boards. He was qualified as an associate professor in Environmental Physics, Heritage, and Design and Architecture Technology. He writes poetry and dramas.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Thermal Comfort Perception
Book Subtitle: A Questionnaire Approach Focusing on Children
Authors: Kristian Fabbri
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-52610-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-52609-1Published: 29 February 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-52612-1Due: 31 March 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-52610-7Published: 28 February 2024
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XI, 385
Number of Illustrations: 25 b/w illustrations, 74 illustrations in colour
Topics: Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Building Physics, HVAC, Interior Architecture and Design, Environmental Health, Cognitive Psychology