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Monitoring of occupant metabolic responses with application of wearable sensors

This paper presents the results of a one-year field study that was obtained for two office buildings in different climates (continental and coastal region of Croatia). The main purpose of the conducted research was to investigate the effectiveness of wearable sensors in the prediction of occupant metabolic responses, with respect to general thermal comfort conditions. The study also analysed the differences between thermal comfort conditions for similar building facilities in different climates. Furthermore, subjective responses from the occupants were examined when compared to standards. Besides general thermal comfort conditions, physiological circumstances as well as age and general health also have an important impact on occupant metabolic responses. According to the main results, the thermal comfort conditions were mainly within standards, however, the satisfaction level of occupants was low. The investigation also revealed that it was possible to develop a simulation model for the occupant’s metabolic response where the values from the model were compared with the experimental readings from advanced wearable sensors. The developed metabolic model showed potential for the prediction of occupant metabolic rates with respect to the thermal comfort conditions but the model should be improved to become more comprehensive. The main use of the gained data is its possible application in individual thermal comfort which should be closely linked with the integration of smart technologies.

metabolic response ; thermal comfort ; buildings ; smart technologies

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