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AuthorIndraganti, Madhavi
AuthorRao, Kavita Daryani
Available date2019-09-15T10:07:27Z
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_16
CitationIndraganti M., Rao K.D. (2018) Thermal Comfort 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/10576/11845
Abstract© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018. Socio-political and economic drivers can be historically traced behind the apartment' evolutionary trajectory. Absence and poor adherence to norms appear to have caused thermal discomfort. It pushed occupants toward energy-intensive solutions. India needs to embrace the adaptive thermal comfort model to unburden her import-dependent energy balances. Occupant responses from real buildings underpin this model. This chapter focuses on the field studies in apartments. People in naturally ventilated apartments expressed comfort at 30.3 °C during the hot and warm-humid seasons. Thermal condition indoors varied adaptively with the outdoors. However, discomfort was high in summer. The subjects accustomed to air conditioners had lower comfort temperature. This cyclic path dependency works against India's sustainability agenda.
Languageen
PublisherSpringer Singapore
SubjectAdaptive model
Comfort temperature
Field survey
Indian apartments
Thermal comfort
Warm-humid climate
TitleThermal comfort in Indian apartments
TypeBook chapter
Pagination165-174
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