ACI Home Performance Conference 2007

COMF 1 - Principles of Thermal Comfort

Tuesday, April 24, 2007 · 10:00 AM - 11:40 AM

Though few people can explain the dynamics, everyone knows when they’re comfortable…or not. Review thermal comfort principles and responses from physiological, theoretical, and applied perspectives. Examinestrategies to integrate advanced diagnostics with clear communication to explain how people and buildings interact and explore ways – some counterintuitive – to achieve affordable comfort.

By attending this session, participants will

Review the principles, range, and circumstances of human comfort responses
Learn to recognize how building components, systems, controls, and occupant behaviors can either negatively impact or enhance people’s sense of comfort
Sample a range of technical and educational strategies to achieve increased energy savings and other benefits

Keyword(s): comfort, diagnostics, education, heat transfer, humidity, measurement, modeled results, occupant, predicted results, temperature, thermography
Type: Workshop
Track: Delivering Comfort
CEU: American Institute of Architects (AIA) Building Performance Institute, Inc. (BPI) Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI)

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