Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Revisiting thermal comfort and thermal sensation

  • Perspective
  • Published:
Building Simulation Aims and scope Submit manuscript

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

References

  • Albadra D, Vellei M, Coley D, et al. (2017). Thermal comfort in desert refugee camps: An interdisciplinary approach. Building and Environment, 124: 460–477.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • ASHRAE (2020). ASHRAE Standard 55-2020: Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy. Atlanta, GA, USA: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers.

    Google Scholar 

  • Brager GS, de Dear RJ (1998). Thermal adaptation in the built environment: a literature review. Energy and Buildings, 27: 83–96.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Cheung T, Schiavon S, Parkinson T, et al. (2019). Analysis of the accuracy on PMV–PPD model using the ASHRAE Global Thermal Comfort Database II. Building and Environment, 153: 205–217.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Fanger PO (1970). Thermal Comfort: Analysis and Applications in Environmental Engineering. Copenhagen: Danish Technical Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Kim J, Ryu J, Jeong B, et al. (2022). Semantic discrepancies between Korean and English versions of the ASHRAE sensation scale. Building and Environment, 221: 109343.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Liu S, Nazarian N, Niu J, et al. (2020). From thermal sensation to thermal affect: A multi-dimensional semantic space to assess outdoor thermal comfort. Building and Environment, 182: 107112.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Parsons K (2014). Human Thermal Environments: The Effects of Hot, Moderate, and Cold Environments on Human Health, Comfort, and Performance, 3rd edn. Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC Press.

    Book  Google Scholar 

  • Schweiker M, Fuchs X, Becker S, et al. (2017). Challenging the assumptions for thermal sensation scales. Building Research & Information, 45: 572–589.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Wu H, Wu Y, Sun X, et al. (2020). Combined effects of acoustic, thermal, and illumination on human perception and performance: A review. Building and Environment, 169: 106593.

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgements

The author expresses gratitude for the significant contributions made by Dr. Xiaojiang Ye, Dr. Weiwei Liu, Dr. Li Lan, Dr. Xin Zhou, Dr. Jing Xiong, Dr. Heng Du, Ting Ma, Junmeng Lyu, Yuxin Yang, and others in our research on thermal comfort. Their work has played a crucial role in shaping and refining the concepts discussed in this paper.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Architecture, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China

    Zhiwei Lian

Authors
  1. Zhiwei Lian
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Zhiwei Lian.

Ethics declarations

The author has no competing interests to declare that are relevant to the content of this article..

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Lian, Z. Revisiting thermal comfort and thermal sensation. Build. Simul. 17, 185–188 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12273-024-1107-8

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12273-024-1107-8

Search

Navigation