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The Future of Thermal Comfort in an Energy- Constrained World [electronic resource] / by Tim Law.

By: Law, Tim [author.].
Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research: Publisher: Heidelberg : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2013Description: XXII, 329 p. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783319001494.Subject(s): Engineering | Energy efficiency | Climate change | Market research | Buildings -- Design and construction | Building | Construction | Engineering, Architectural | Engineering | Building Construction | Climate Change Management and Policy | Energy Efficiency (incl. Buildings) | Market Research/Competitive IntelligenceAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 690 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
The State of the World -- Literature Review: Thermal Comfort and Air-Conditioning -- Brain Cooling -- Comfort Energetics - Thermal Comfort Under Energy Constraints.-Research Methodology -- The Rain Tower -- Finding a market-oriented solution -- Personal air-conditioning -- Field Testing DTAC, Methodology & Results -- Future Research -- Future Research.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: The dissertation investigates the scientific and business factors that have resulted in air-conditioning being a major contributor to climate-change. With his architectural background, the author demonstrates how a design methodology, not commonly adopted in scientific studies, may actually be a suitable way of dealing with a complex problem: the 'business as usual' scenario involving building science, sociological values and consumer behavior. Using his innovations as case studies, the author shows how good ideas cannot be evaluated on scientific merit alone and demonstrates why commercialization may have a pivotal role in deployment of research-based technology. He advances the theory of personalized thermal comfort which can potentially resolve the air-conditioning conundrum.
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The State of the World -- Literature Review: Thermal Comfort and Air-Conditioning -- Brain Cooling -- Comfort Energetics - Thermal Comfort Under Energy Constraints.-Research Methodology -- The Rain Tower -- Finding a market-oriented solution -- Personal air-conditioning -- Field Testing DTAC, Methodology & Results -- Future Research -- Future Research.

The dissertation investigates the scientific and business factors that have resulted in air-conditioning being a major contributor to climate-change. With his architectural background, the author demonstrates how a design methodology, not commonly adopted in scientific studies, may actually be a suitable way of dealing with a complex problem: the 'business as usual' scenario involving building science, sociological values and consumer behavior. Using his innovations as case studies, the author shows how good ideas cannot be evaluated on scientific merit alone and demonstrates why commercialization may have a pivotal role in deployment of research-based technology. He advances the theory of personalized thermal comfort which can potentially resolve the air-conditioning conundrum.

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