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ABSTRACTThe majority of the increasing number of older adults wish to age-in-place.Appropriate and comfortable housing is of great importance to facilitate this desire. One of the aspects of concern is thermal comfort. This is normally assessed using the model of Fanger, however one might ask if this model is sufficiently accurate to be used for older adults. This paper provides a short overview of the model, its applicability and implementation, and discusses the need for state-of-the-art air-conditioning systems to offer older adults the best possible indoor climate.
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This paper describes the techniques used within the ESPR3 system to represent and solve the heat and mass conservation equations relation to combined building and plant systems. In Particular, it describes the equation‐sets used to represent inter‐zonal (building) and inter‐component (plant) fluid flow and the method used for the integration of the non‐linear heat and muss frow equations. By means of a case study, the application in a real design context is demonstrated.
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