Effect of age, gender, economic group and tenure on thermal comfort: A field study in residential buildings in hot and dry climate with seasonal variations

• Published in: Energy and buildings Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 273 - 281
• Main Authors: Indraganti, Madhavi, Rao, Kavita Daryani
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier B.V 01.03.2010; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adaptive comfort model; Apartments in Hyderabad; Applied sciences; Building technical equipments; Buildings; Buildings. Public works; Comfort standards; Economic group; Energy; Energy management and energy conservation in building; Environmental engineering; Exact sciences and technology; Field study; Indoor air quality sensation; Residential building; Thermal comfort; Types of buildings; Asia; India; India, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad; Indoor air quality sensation; Thermal comfort; Comfort standards; Apartments in Hyderabad; Energy; Adaptive comfort model; Economic group; Field study; Sensation; Energy consumption; Indoor climate; Sex; Air quality; Economic indicator; Modeling; Residential building; Hot climate; Seasonal variation; Comparative study

Energy consumption in Indian residential buildings is one of the highest and is increasing phenomenally. Indian standards specify comfort temperatures between 23 and 26 °C for all types of buildings across the nation. However, thermal comfort research in India is very limited. A field study in natur...