Adaptive Thermal Comfort: Principles and Practice Nicol Fergus
Adaptive Thermal Comfort: Principles and Practice Nicol Fergus The fundamental function of buildings is to provide safe and healthy shelter. In the twentieth century comfort became a 'product'…
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Adaptive Thermal Comfort: Principles and Practice Nicol Fergus
The fundamental function of buildings is to provide safe and healthy shelter. In the twentieth century comfort became a 'product' produced by machines and run on cheap energy. For the fortunate they also provide comfort and delight.
It explains, in a clear and comprehensible manner, how we stay comfortable by using our bodies, minds, buildings and their systems to adapt to indoor and outdoor conditions which change with the weather and the climate. In a world where fossil fuels are becoming ever scarcer and more expensive, and the climate more extreme, the challenge of designing comfortable buildings today requires a new approach.This timely book is the first in a trilogy from leaders in the field which will provide just that. The book is in two sections.
The first introduces the principles on which the theory of adaptive thermal comfort is based. The second explains how to