Providing a methodology for evaluating indoor thermal comfort with a focus on children this
book presents an in-depth examination of children's perceptions of comfort. Divided into two
sections it first presents a history of thermal comfort the human body and environmental
parameters common thermal comfort indexes and guidelines for creating questionnaires to
assess children's perceptions of indoor thermal comfort. It then describes their understanding
of the concepts of comfort and energy and the factors that influence that perception. In this
context it takes into account the psychological and pedagogical aspects of thermal comfort
judgment as well as architectural and environmental characteristics and equips readers with
the knowledge needed to effectively investigate children's perspectives on environmental
ergonomics.The research field of indoor thermal comfort adopts on the one hand physical
parameter measurements and comfort indexes (e.g. Predicted Mean Vote (PMV) or adaptive comfort)
and on the other an ergonomic assessment in the form of questionnaires. However the latter can
offer only limited insights into the issue of comfort as children often use different terms
than adults to convey their experience of thermal comfort. The books aims to address this lack
of understanding with regard to children's perceptions of indoor thermal comfort.The book is
intended for HVAC engineers and researchers architects and researchers interested in thermal
comfort and the built environment. It also provides a useful resource for environmental
psychologists medical and cognitive researchers.
