Ebook: The Future of Thermal Comfort in an Energy- Constrained World
Author: Tim Law (auth.)
- Tags: Building Construction, Climate Change Management and Policy, Energy Efficiency (incl. Buildings), Market Research
- Series: Springer Theses
- Year: 2013
- Publisher: Springer International Publishing
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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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.
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.
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.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Introduction....Pages 1-4
The State of the World....Pages 5-15
Literature Review: Thermal Comfort and Air-Conditioning....Pages 17-52
Brain Cooling....Pages 53-82
Comfort Energetics: Thermal Comfort Under Energy Constraints....Pages 83-115
Research Methodology....Pages 117-134
The Rain Tower....Pages 135-162
Finding a Market-Oriented Solution....Pages 163-183
Personal Air-Conditioning....Pages 185-209
Field Testing DTAC, Methodology and Results....Pages 211-260
Future Research....Pages 261-268
Conclusion....Pages 269-272
Appendix: Building and Optimising the DTAC....Pages 273-328
Back Matter....Pages 329-329
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.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Introduction....Pages 1-4
The State of the World....Pages 5-15
Literature Review: Thermal Comfort and Air-Conditioning....Pages 17-52
Brain Cooling....Pages 53-82
Comfort Energetics: Thermal Comfort Under Energy Constraints....Pages 83-115
Research Methodology....Pages 117-134
The Rain Tower....Pages 135-162
Finding a Market-Oriented Solution....Pages 163-183
Personal Air-Conditioning....Pages 185-209
Field Testing DTAC, Methodology and Results....Pages 211-260
Future Research....Pages 261-268
Conclusion....Pages 269-272
Appendix: Building and Optimising the DTAC....Pages 273-328
Back Matter....Pages 329-329
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