Our previous studies conducted using a questionnaire survey on the cooling behavior of residents of a house has proved that the residents mitigate thermal discomfort in summer by audio-visual stimuli. In this study, we investigated the behavior to obtain warmth in winter, how the summer survey was conducted. The following results were obtained. (1) Residents who emphasize a sense of the season use visual stimuli to a greater extent in order to obtain warmth. (2) It is also thought that residents expand their thermal comfort zone by feeling satisfaction and comfort through their active conducts of obtaining warmth.
The article aims to investigate residents' cooling behaviors and to examine the possibilities for reducing thermal discomfort, changing the duration of air-conditioner use, and reducing cooling load through behaviors influencing visual, auditory and other sensation. A questionnaire was administered in Kyoto, Japan during summer 2010. The results indicated that: (a) to cool down, many residents engage in daily cooling behaviors other than using air-conditioners, such as using rugs, sprinkling water, bamboo blinds, and having coolcolored interior elements. In addition, many of these behaviors were negatively correlated with the length of air-conditioner use; (b) cooling behaviors include acts to lower the temperature (e.g., sprinkling water and bamboo blinds) and acts to obtain non-heat-related cooling effects (e.g., using rugs, a cool-colored interior, scents with cooling effects, wind chimes, music with cooling effects); (c) a comparison between the simulated cooling load of four groups (categorized according to the use of bamboo blinds and a cool-colored interior) found that the cooling load of the group using both is about 10% lower than the group using neither.
The purpose of this study is to discuss the effects of Wooden Craftsmanship Activity and environmental consideration in design exercise on the students majoring in architecture. We conducted a questionnaire survey on the students. The main results are as follows;1) "WCA" participants mainly enjoy designing and are motivated by the sense of achievement that comes with accomplishing an assignment, and that they are proposing specific environment conscious design in design exercise.2) "WCA" has an effect on consciousness and behavior of environment conscious life, including classes at university.
The categoraization employed for Kyoto residents' consciousness, values, and physical constitution described in the previous report was also applied to Hiroshima and Aichi, and the validity of the categoraization was confirmed. The findings of this study can be summarized as follows: (1) The questions on the residents' consciousness, values, and physical constitution were highly independent, and the first principal component, “the importance of values, such as environmental protection, traditions, and seasonality,” and the second component, “tolerance/patience with cold weather,” were found to be applicable to Hiroshima and Aichi, as well as to Kyoto. (2) The two principal components were used to categorize residents into four groups in each of the study areas, and the characteristics of each group were reviewed. Trends in the three areas were similar, but there were also trends unique to Hiroshima and Aichi, where consciousness and values prioritizing the environment and nature conservation were observed. (3) We consider that observing environmental regulation behavior with a focus on the consciousness, values, and physical constitution of residents may provide clues to understanding the diversity of living styles. This leads to the identification of individual differences in adaptive behavior toward the thermal environment.
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