3-YEAR MEASUREMENTS OF AMBIENT AND INDOOR AIR TEMPERATURES IN SOLAR VILLAGE-3, ATHENS, GREECE

This paper presents the results of ambient and indoor air temperature measurements in the dwellings of Solar Village-3, Athens. The temperat ures were monitored centrally using a Data Acquisition System and the measurements cover a 37 continuous month period, from 1/12/88 to 31/12 /91. The main effort in this paper was given to the appropriate elabor ation and presentation of indoor air temperature measurements in all b uildings of Solar Village-3 for all the evaluation period as well as d etailed data for representative dwellings. The elaborated data are ave rage, maximum and minimum daily values for buildings, apartments and r ooms, as well as daily variation of half-hourly values. The daily aver age temperatures of each apartment are weighted average of the daily m ean temperatures of each room, which in turn is the mean value of 48 m easurements/day (every 30 min). Analysis shows that indoor temperature s measured during the evaluation period contributed to prevail thermal comfort conditions in winter as well in summer days. Analysis also sh ows that buildings of high thermal capacity and proper insulation have no need for air conditioning. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science S.A. All righ ts reserved.