Investigating the Applicability of Adaptive Comfort Model in a Naturally Ventilated Student Housing in Nigeria

Investigating the Applicability of Adaptive Comfort Model in a Naturally Ventilated Student Housing in Nigeria

Olanipekun Emmanuel Abiodun

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Thermal comfort, influenced by thermal sensation is an important building performance indicator. In the context of this work, the applicability of adaptive comfort model (ACM) to simulate the thermal comfort level in a naturally ventilated hostel building at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria was investigated. The applicability of ACM was investigated by determined the neutral and comfort temperature in addition to comfort range temperature of the occupants using the environmental data derived from field measurements and information from questionnaire survey. A total of 288 responses participated in the three months short-term thermal comfort field study. The results obtained were compared with the recommendations of ASHRAE Standard 55, ISO 7730 Standard and results of previous field studies located in the warm-humid tropics. The predicted neutral temperature was found to be 26.8 o C. The acceptable ranges of comfort temperature around thermal neutrality were 24.3-29.3 o C and 23.3-30.3 o C for 90% and 80% acceptability. These values closely matched the recommended range of ASHRAE Standard 55 and ISO 7730 standard. The results of this study indicated that the use of ACM seems to be promising regarding the prediction of indoor climatic conditions under steady-state nonuniform environments.

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Olanipekun Emmanuel Abiodun. 2014. \u201cInvestigating the Applicability of Adaptive Comfort Model in a Naturally Ventilated Student Housing in Nigeria\u201d. Global Journal of Human-Social Science - B: Geography, Environmental Science & Disaster Management GJHSS-B Volume 14 (GJHSS Volume 14 Issue B4): .

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