Naslov
Thermal comfort in office buildings: General issues and challenges

Autori
Pivac, Nikolina ; Nižetić, Sandro

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
24. međunarodni simpozij o grijanju, hlađenju i klimatizaciji i 13. konferencija o termpografiji : zbornik radova = 24th International Symposium and Exhibition of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning and 13th Conference on Thermography : proceedings / - Zagreb : Fakultet strojarstva i brodogradnje Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2017

Skup
Međunarodni simpozij o grijanju, hlađenju i klimatizaciji (14 ; 2017) ; Konferencija o termpografiji (13 ; 2017)

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 06.04.2017

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Office buildings, thermal comfort, energy efficiency, occupants, behavior.

Sažetak
Occupant behavior is generally recognized as a significant factor which contributes to the uncertainty of building in terms of an energy performance (especially in the building facilities built according to the nowadays standards related to the building energy performance in general). Behavioral impacts are strongly connected with the psychological and culturally characteristics of occupants. There are various influential factors that are affecting user behavior, such as for example the level of knowledge regarding the energy efficient products and technologies, a level of education, users' age, profession, present economic status and a general psychological profile of the occupant. The relationship between thermal environment and the occupants is quite complex and usually intertwined with the technical impacts (i.e. with those kinds of impacts that are not directly affected by users’ habits and behavior). This paper gives a brief overview of previous work regarding this perplexing subject. Moreover, it elaborates and examines the human aspect, respecting energy behaviors in the workplace for typical office buildings. Finally, it proposes future experimental and field work that will ensure progress in this challenging research topic.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Temeljne tehničke znanosti

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