A data-driven qualitative review of thermal comfort studies: Bridging the gap between western and eastern perspectives

Yu Chang, Hongshan Guo, Yichun Li, Ilaria Pigliautile and Binlin Chi

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2025, vol. 224, issue C

Abstract: In the face of increasing availability of global thermal comfort datasets, there remains a critical gap in how personal, contextual, and environmental variables are comparatively analyzed across cultural and regional contexts. This study presents a data-driven qualitative review of 88 thermal comfort studies drawn from the ASHRAE Global Thermal Comfort Database and the Chinese Thermal Comfort Dataset, focusing on the depth and consistency of parameter usage in existing literature. Studies were systematically evaluated along 15 variables grouped into personal characteristics, contextual parameters, and PMV model inputs, assigning scores on a scale from 0 to 3 to reflect their level of consideration.

Keywords: Indoor thermal environment; Thermal comfort database; Personal characteristics; Contextual parameters; Inputs for PMV calculation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2025.116020

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