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Author Law, Tim

Title The future of thermal comfort in an energy-constrained world / Tim Law
Published Cham ; New York : Springer, ©2013

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Description 1 online resource
Series Springer theses, 2190-5053
Springer theses.
Contents Introduction -- The State of the World -- Literature Review: Thermal Comfort and Air-Conditioning -- Brain Cooling -- Comfort Energetics: Thermal Comfort Under Energy Constraints -- Research Methodology -- The Rain Tower -- Finding a Market-Oriented Solution -- Personal Air-Conditioning -- Field Testing DTAC, Methodology and Results -- Future Research -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Building and Optimising the DTAC
Summary The dissertation investigates the scientific and business factors that have resulted in air-conditioning being a major contributor to climate-change. With his architectural background, the author demonstrates how a design methodology, not commonly adopted in scientific studies, may actually be a suitable way of dealing with a complex problem: the 'business as usual' scenario involving building science, sociological values and consumer behavior. Using his innovations as case studies, the author shows how good ideas cannot be evaluated on scientific merit alone and demonstrates why commercialization may have a pivotal role in deployment of research-based technology. He advances the theory of personalized thermal comfort which can potentially resolve the air-conditioning conundrum
Analysis Engineering
Building Construction
Climate Change Management and Policy
Energy Efficiency (incl. Buildings)
Market Research
Notes Ph. D. University of Tasmania
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Subject Buildings -- Environmental engineering.
Buildings -- Energy conservation.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Construction -- General.
Ingénierie.
Buildings -- Energy conservation
Buildings -- Environmental engineering
Genre/Form dissertations.
Academic theses
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Form Electronic book
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