The Scales Project, a cross-national dataset on the interpretation of thermal perception scales.
Journal
Scientific data
ISSN: 2052-4463
Titre abrégé: Sci Data
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101640192
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
26 11 2019
26 11 2019
Historique:
received:
08
05
2019
accepted:
16
08
2019
entrez:
28
11
2019
pubmed:
28
11
2019
medline:
21
10
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Thermal discomfort is one of the main triggers for occupants' interactions with components of the built environment such as adjustments of thermostats and/or opening windows and strongly related to the energy use in buildings. Understanding causes for thermal (dis-)comfort is crucial for design and operation of any type of building. The assessment of human thermal perception through rating scales, for example in post-occupancy studies, has been applied for several decades; however, long-existing assumptions related to these rating scales had been questioned by several researchers. The aim of this study was to gain deeper knowledge on contextual influences on the interpretation of thermal perception scales and their verbal anchors by survey participants. A questionnaire was designed and consequently applied in 21 language versions. These surveys were conducted in 57 cities in 30 countries resulting in a dataset containing responses from 8225 participants. The database offers potential for further analysis in the areas of building design and operation, psycho-physical relationships between human perception and the built environment, and linguistic analyses.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31772199
doi: 10.1038/s41597-019-0272-6
pii: 10.1038/s41597-019-0272-6
pmc: PMC6879730
doi:
Types de publication
Dataset
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
289Subventions
Organisme : Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften (Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities)
ID : Thermal Comfort and Pain
Pays : International
Commentaires et corrections
Type : ErratumIn
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