Assessment and comparison of thermal sensations for a traditional and modern building

Abstract

The proper design of buildings should ensure that the indoor conditions are comfortable, and users experience thermal comfort throughout the year, especially in sophisticated, modern intelligent buildings. The existing model of thermal comfort comes from the 60’s/70’s and was the basis for the ISO 7730 Standard. It utilizes the concept of the PMV (Predicted Mean Vote) and PPD (Predicted Percentage Dissatisfied) indicators. The current paper compares the actual expressions of people (as indicated by them in the anonymous questionnaires) with the PMV/PPD values calculated according to the Standard. Differences between these values have been discussed and conclusions have been drawn as to the usability of this thermal comfort model in intelligent buildings, which still seem to be a novelty in Central European countries and data on their thermal comfort performance is still quite modest.