No. 13 (2016): Adaptive thermal comfort opportunities for dwellings | A+BE | Architecture and the Built Environment

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Noortje Alders

336 pages

ISBN 978-94-92516-12-1

Published: 2016-09-16

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7480/abe.2016.13

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Adaptive thermal comfort opportunities for dwellings Providing thermal comfort only when and where needed in dwellings in the Netherlands

Noortje Alders
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The aim of the research presented in this thesis is to design the characteristics of an Adaptive Thermal Comfort System for Dwellings to achieve a significantly better energy performance whilst not compromising the thermal comfort perception of the occupants. An Adaptive Thermal Comfort System is defined as the whole of passive and active comfort components of the dwelling that dynamically adapts its settings to varying user comfort demands and weather conditions (seasonal, diurnal and...