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Thermal comfort in nonresidential buildings is evaluated in accordance with the European standard EN 15251 which defines two comfort models based on the cooling concept implemented in the building: the adaptive model and the PMV model. However, many office and administration buildings cannot be clearly allocated to a specific comfort model according to the respective cooling concept employed. A field study confirms that the standard for thermal interior comfort should provide two models. However, the strict allocation of building categories (building with/without mechanical cooling) in EN 15251 could not be verified. It seems reasonable to classify buildings into air-based and water-based low-energy cooling systems with limited cooling capacity or to do so with respect to the degree of coupling between indoor and outdoor climate conditions.
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Kalz, D.E., Pfafferott, J. (2014). User Satisfaction with Thermal Comfort in Office Buildings. In: Thermal Comfort and Energy-Efficient Cooling of Nonresidential Buildings. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04582-5_4
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