- Author
-
Rubin, A. I.
- Title
- Thermal Comfort in Passive Solar Buildings: An Annotated Bibliography.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Department of Energy, Washington, DC
- Report
-
NBSIR 82-2585
October 1982
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- DE-AI01-76PRO6010
- Keywords
-
buildings; solar heating; comfort; environmental engineering; human factors engineering; temperature gradients; temperature control; bibliographies
- Identifiers
- passive solar heating systems; thermal comfort
- Abstract
- This study consists of a selective annotated bibliography of thermal comfort research organized around major subject areas, and recommendations for future research concerned with thermal comfort in passive solar buildings. No attempt has been made to provide a comprehensive treatment of this extensive area of investigation--as this would be beyond the scope of the project under which this work was performed. Instead, the intent has been to sample the range of experimental variables and research methods employed by thermal comfort researchers--and to indicate significant findings. The major goals for the present report are to describe the state-of-the-art of thermal comfort research and findings and to indicate the research needed to develop the information required by those responsible for specifying, designing and operating passive solar buildings.