Journal
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
Volume 99, Issue -, Pages 184-199Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2016.01.021
Keywords
Airport terminal; Passengers and staff; Thermal comfort; Neutral temperature; Preferred temperature; Comfort zone
Funding
- UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) [EP/H004181/1]
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/H004181/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- EPSRC [EP/H004181/1] Funding Source: UKRI
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This paper reports on the investigation of the thermal comfort conditions in three airport terminals in the UK. In the course of seasonal field surveys, the indoor environmental conditions were monitored in different terminal areas and questionnaire-guided interviews were conducted with 3087 terminal users. The paper focuses on the thermal perception, preference and comfort requirements of passengers and terminal staff. The two groups presented different satisfaction levels with the indoor environment and significant differences in their thermal requirements, while both preferring a thermal environment different to the one experienced. The thermal conflict emerges throughout the terminal spaces. The neutral and preferred temperatures for passengers were lower than for employees and considerably lower than the mean indoor temperature. Passengers demonstrated higher tolerance of the thermal conditions and consistently a wider range of comfort temperatures, whereas the limited adaptive capacity for staff allowed for a narrower comfort zone. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.orgilicenses/by/4.0/).
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