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A field study of thermal comfort for kindergarten children in Korea: An assessment of existing models and preferences of children

Authors
Yun, HyunjunNam, InsickKim, JinmanYang, JinhoLee, KyounghoSohn, Jongryeul
Issue Date
5월-2014
Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Keywords
Thermal comfort; Children; Kindergarten classroom; Predicted mean vote
Citation
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT, v.75, pp.182 - 189
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Journal Title
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
Volume
75
Start Page
182
End Page
189
URI
https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/98583
DOI
10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.02.003
ISSN
0360-1323
Abstract
This study presents thermal comfort and relevant parameters for kindergarten children in naturally ventilated classrooms in Seoul, Korea. The dry-bulb temperature, relative humidity, the airflow velocity, and the globe temperature were measured at 10 randomly selected kindergartens from April to June, 2013, and a survey was conducted three times a day for 119 kindergarten children (age: 4-6) to investigate their thermal comfort, clothing insulation, and metabolism. The effects of these variables on the thermal comfort differential between the model and children were examined to provide basic data for a new PMV model for children. The results were further evaluated through a prediction-based survey of adults (e.g., ISO 7730 and EN 15251). Children were more sensitive to changes in their metabolism than adults, and their preferred temperature was lower than that predicted by the PMV model and the EN 15251. The result of this study would enhance the understanding of thermal comfort of children (age: 4-6) and would contribute to future development of a new PMV model for children. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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