Analysis of the Influence Subjective Human Parameters in the Calculation of Thermal Comfort and Energy Consumption of Buildings

In the present work, we analyze the influence of the designer’s choice of values for the human metabolic index (met) and insulation by clothing (clo) that can be selected within the ISO 7730 for the calculation of the energy demand of buildings. To this aim, we first numerically modeled, u...

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Main Authors: Roberto Robledo-Fava, Mónica C. Hernández-Luna, Pedro Fernández-de-Córdoba, Humberto Michinel, Sonia Zaragoza, A Castillo-Guzman, Romeo Selvas-Aguilar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-04-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/8/1531