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AuthorIndraganti, M.
AuthorIndraganti, Madhavi
Available date2019-09-15T08:53:39Z
Publication Date2018-06-21
Publication NameSustainable Houses and Living in the Hot-Humid Climates of Asia
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8465-2_25
CitationIndraganti M. (2018) Occupant Behavior in Indian Apartments. In: Kubota T., Rijal H., Takaguchi H. (eds) Sustainable Houses and Living in the Hot-Humid Climates of Asia. Springer, Singapore
ISBN9789811084652
ISBN9789811084645
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URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/11843
Abstract© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018. Occupant adaptation happens to be the key mechanism behind achieving thermal comfort in buildings. User's thermal adaptation is under researched in India, although it is important to understand and limit the energy use in buildings. Relying on filed study data, this chapter looks at various methods of adaptation available and in use in apartments in India. Operating windows, doors, fans, air coolers, and air conditioners (AC) was noted to be robustly correlating with outdoor and indoor temperatures and thermal sensation. Their adaptive operation was limited by many non-thermal factors. People used traditional Indian attires for thermal comfort. These allowed occupants to adapt through changing the drape (and the insulation) within the same ensemble, when the indoor temperature moved outside the comfort range.
Languageen
PublisherSpringer, Singapore
SubjectAdaptive model
Field survey
Indian apartments
Occupant adaptation
Personal environmental controls
Thermal comfort
TitleOccupant behavior in Indian apartments
TypeBook chapter
Pagination253-261


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