Human response to combined indoor environment exposures

Jørn Toftum

doi:10.1016/S0378-7788(02)00010-5

Human response to combined indoor environment exposures

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Most thermal comfort standards and guidelines presume sedentary, light activity and a neutral overall thermal sensation when predicting local thermal discomfort. In addition, current standards specify criteria for separate aspects of the indoor environment, e.g. thermal climate, air quality or noise, with only little consideration of possible interactions between the different types of exposure. The studies summarized in this article found a clear impact of activity and overall thermal sensation on human sensitivity to air movement, whereas no interaction effects of exposure to several local thermal discomfort factors were observed. Limited evidence was found of significant interactions between different aspects of the indoor environment. Only for the effect of air temperature and air humidity on sensory air quality were well-estabished relationships available.

Original language	English
Journal	Energy and Buildings
Volume	34
Issue number	6
Pages (from-to)	601-606
ISSN	0378-7788
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-7788(02)00010-5
Publication status	Published - 2002
Event	Conference on Moving Thermal Comfort Standards into the 21st Century - Windsor, United Kingdom Duration: 5 Apr 2001 → 8 Apr 2001

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Conference	Conference on Moving Thermal Comfort Standards into the 21st Century
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Windsor
Period	05/04/2001 → 08/04/2001

Keywords

local discomfort
draught
combined exposures
environmental interaction

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