Abstract
Energy saving is a recognized priority worldwide. The goal for the construction industry is to conceive and operate buildings with low energy consumption. However, sometimes energy saving can cause discomfort to the occupants. A field survey was done in a naturally ventilated passive office building during summer. Comfort parameters were measured and occupants were distributed comfort questionnaires consisting of questions related to their thermal sensation and preference.
This chapter compares the experimental results with the subjective responses. It analyzes the relationship between thermal preference and sensation of the occupants which depends on the floor where the occupants work. The survey results are compared with the comfort ASHRAE standard 55 and are in agreement with the standard.
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Part of this work has been funded by the Sectoral Operational Programme Human Resources Development 2007–2013 of the Ministry of European Funds through the Financial Agreement POSDRU/159/1.5/S/138963
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Crutescu, R., Udrea, I., Nastase, I., Croitoru, C., Badescu, V. (2015). Preliminary Results Concerning the Thermal Comfort in a Romanian Passive House. In: Sayigh, A. (eds) Renewable Energy in the Service of Mankind Vol I. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17777-9_70
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