EXPECTATIONS OF INDOOR CLIMATE CONTROL

This paper discusses reassessment of indoor climate control in the con text of current thermal comfort practice and research. We review the l imitations of comfort models and standards with several examples. We e xamine how people's thermal sensation and preference may be influenced by culture and climate and associated issues of thermal expectations and adaptation. Finally, we discuss how incorporating these factors in to future comfort standards might yield more 'effective' indoor climat e control.