Thermal comfort is of fundamental importance for people staying in a closed environment. The article focuses on research on thermal comfort in a smart building. The study was performed using two methods. The first method with the Testo 400 microclimate meter, the second method with anonymous questionnaires. The microclimate meter made it possible to measure air parameters (including temperature, humidity, speed, CO2 concentration). The anonymous poll included questions about the thermal sensations vote, thermal preferences, thermal acceptability vote, air humidity and humidity preferences vote. Students from Poland, faculty of Environmental, Geomatic and Energy Engineering, participated in the study. The research showed that the respondents preferred lower thermal conditions with the temperature range from 22.4 °C to 25.1 °C. The percentage of the students who found the conditions as unsatisfactory - has exceeded the permitted 10% range.
Modern smart buildings are equipped with renewable energy systems and control units to optimise and minimise energy consumption. Thus, they enable to reduce CO2 emissions and help protect the environment. In the article thermal and humidity sensations of students in the smart, modern building have been presented and discussed. The analyses were done in three lecture rooms, where students filled in questionnaires about how they felt. Simultaneously, indoor air parameters were measured (temperature, relative humidity, carbon dioxide level and etc.). The study enables to assess the thermal and humidity in the smart, modern building, where people tend to spend large amounts of time. Thus, the valuable data can be obtained regarding indoor environment and human responses there.
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