Effects of indoor humidity on building occupants’ thermal comfort and evidence in terms of climate adaptation

• Published in: Building and environment Vol. 155; pp. 298 - 307
• Main Authors: Kong, Deyu, Liu, Hong, Wu, Yuxin, Li, Baizhan, Wei, Shen, Yuan, Mengwei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 15.05.2019; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Adaptation; Air humidity; Air temperature; Climate; Climate adaptation; Comparative studies; Experiments; Humidity; Humidity control; Humidity limits; Humidity responses; Living conditions; Moisture control; Relative humidity; Skin; Skin temperature; Sweating; Temperature; Temperature effects; Thermal comfort; Thermal sensitivity; China; Humidity responses; Climate adaptation; Humidity limits; Thermal sensitivity; Air humidity

Similar as temperature, air humidity may affect people's thermal comfort and humidity adaptation may happen when people changing their living conditions. To provide evidence on both effect from humidity on people's thermal comfort and their humidity adaptation, a comparative study has been...