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creators_name: Halawa, E.
creators_name: Van Hoof, J.
title: The adaptive approach to thermal comfort: A critical overview
ispublished: pub
keywords: Adaptive approach; Adaptive models; Comfort temperatures; Degree of control; Expectation hypothesis; Field studies; Heat balance; Heat balance equations; Heat balance model; Naturally ventilated buildings; Outdoor-air temperature; Standards and guidelines; Thermal environment, Specific heat, Thermal comfort
note: cited By 171
abstract: The adaptive approach to thermal comfort has gained unprecedented exposure and rising status recently among the thermal comfort community at the apparent expense of the heat balance approach for the evaluation of naturally ventilated buildings. The main appeal of this adaptive approach lies in its simplicity whereby the comfort temperature is expressed as a function of the outdoor air temperature only. The main responsibility for attaining thermal comfort is given to the individual, who is supposed to have some degree of control over the personal thermal environment. The adjustment of expectation enables a wider comfort temperature range in which occupants feel comfortable. Arguments in favor of the adaptive approach have been based on the results from a large number of field studies conducted across the globe involving the occupants of various types of buildings. It is not surprising, therefore, to watch proliferation of papers on the adaptive approach in the scientific domain and the incorporation of adaptive findings into standards and guidelines. However, there are a number of issues in the advancement of this approach, which have had little exposure in the literature. This paper looks critically at the foundation and underlying assumptions of the adaptive model approach and its findings. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.
date: 2012
official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84861041053&doi=10.1016%2fj.enbuild.2012.04.011&partnerID=40&md5=a2c657343d8d751a04d66ae56def645d
id_number: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.04.011
full_text_status: none
publication: Energy and Buildings
volume: 51
pagerange: 101-110
refereed: TRUE
issn: 03787788
citation:   Halawa, E. and Van Hoof, J.  (2012) The adaptive approach to thermal comfort: A critical overview.  Energy and Buildings, 51.  pp. 101-110.  ISSN 03787788