Impact of social background and behaviour on children's thermal comfort
| Autor: | Azadeh Montazami, Mark Lumley, Mark Gaterell, Fergus Nicol, Chryssa Thoua |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Environmental Engineering Thermal perception business.industry 020209 energy media_common.quotation_subject Geography Planning and Development Thermal comfort 02 engineering and technology Building and Construction Clothing Developmental psychology Perception 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering business Psychology Civil and Structural Engineering media_common |
| Zdroj: | Building and Environment. 122:422-434 |
| ISSN: | 0360-1323 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.06.002 |
| Popis: | This study investigates whether children's thermal perception at home and their dominant behaviour to achieve thermal comfort are related to their socio-economic background and contribute to their thermal perception at school. The indoor operative temperatures of 27 classrooms were collected during the cooling season of 2014–2015 from eight primary schools located in the West-Midlands, UK. The perception of 662 students aged between 8 and 11 years old about thermal comfort at both home and school and their dominant behaviour in achieving thermal comfort within school was established through questionnaires. Behaviour was studied under two categories of personal behaviour (e.g. adjusting clothing) and environmental behaviour (e.g. asking teachers to open windows). The socio-economic background of the children was investigated through available data. This paper reveals a relationship between children's socio-economic background and their perception of thermal comfort in primary schools. Results indicate that the behaviour of children differs depending on their socio-economic background. There is a strong relationship between children's thermal perception at home and at school among those that come from less privileged backgrounds. Those from less privileged backgrounds also find their classrooms warmer compared to the other children. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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