&lt;b&gt;Human thermal comfort and architectural volume

Etianne Alves Souza De Oliveira,Elisandra Montes Pizybski,Antonio Augusto De Paula Xavier,Ariel Orlei Michaloski

doi:10.4025/actascitechnol.v38i2.28308

<b>Human thermal comfort and architectural volume

Etianne Alves Souza De Oliveira, Elisandra Montes Pizybski + Show 2 more

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It has been questioned what influence the architectural variables have on the workers’ thermal comfort since the building is a barrier between both the external and internal environments. This article presents the findings of an applied research that correlated the analytical thermal comfort of workers with the architectural volume of the workspace. We used the Confortimetro Sensu ® equipment and the software Analysis CST 2.1 ® for measuring thermal variables and calculating the analytical comfort of workers. The research was applied in different thermal conditions and different space volumes. The statistical results of this sample did not provide evidence to support the assertion of a correlation between architectural volume of spaces and thermal comfort of workers.

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This article presents the findings of the correlation between data of the architectural space volume and the level of thermal comfort of workers who use offices to perform their tasks
Environmental Ergonomics is presented as an integral part of ergonomics which leads to a better understanding of the relationship between space and occupants
The findings of this research applied in real work environments show that in this specific sample the variable volume of architectural space (m3) was associated with 8.16% to the level of the occupants' analytical comfort and with 57.14%, considering the comfort averages, for each space

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This article presents the findings of the correlation between data of the architectural space volume and the level of thermal comfort of workers who use offices to perform their tasks.Human beings do not respond to the environment in the same way, there are human characteristics that determine sensitivities and different responses to the same environmental conditions. This article presents the findings of the correlation between data of the architectural space volume and the level of thermal comfort of workers who use offices to perform their tasks. Environmental Ergonomics is presented as an integral part of ergonomics which leads to a better understanding of the relationship between space and occupants. It is seen and practiced from the viewpoint that the environmental characteristics of spaces have no effect on the occupants (Parsons, 2000). Most work activities are carried out inside buildings which are designed to meet functional, environmental, economic and human demands. The balance among these demands is important, since the lack of human comfort can

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