Field Study on Indoor Thermal Environments of Monastic Houses and Thermal Comfort of Monks

Chuan Chen, Mengshu He, Zihan Chu, Lishi He, Jiale Zhu, Yuan Bu, Jiangjun Wan () and Lingqing Zhang ()
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Chuan Chen: College of Architecture and Urban-Rural Planning, Sichuan Agricultural University, Dujiangyan 611830, China
Mengshu He: College of Architecture and Urban-Rural Planning, Sichuan Agricultural University, Dujiangyan 611830, China
Zihan Chu: College of Architecture and Urban-Rural Planning, Sichuan Agricultural University, Dujiangyan 611830, China
Lishi He: College of Architecture and Urban-Rural Planning, Sichuan Agricultural University, Dujiangyan 611830, China
Jiale Zhu: College of Architecture and Urban-Rural Planning, Sichuan Agricultural University, Dujiangyan 611830, China
Yuan Bu: College of Architecture and Urban-Rural Planning, Sichuan Agricultural University, Dujiangyan 611830, China
Jiangjun Wan: College of Architecture and Urban-Rural Planning, Sichuan Agricultural University, Dujiangyan 611830, China
Lingqing Zhang: College of Architecture and Urban-Rural Planning, Sichuan Agricultural University, Dujiangyan 611830, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 20, issue 1, 1-20

Abstract: Monastic houses are an essential part of the Tibetan monastic system in China. In this study, the monastic houses of Labrang in the Tibetan region of Gannan were used as the research objects. Physical parameters such as indoor temperature, humidity, and radiation temperature of the monastic houses were measured. The measured results were compared with the standard values, while the air temperature was linearly fitted using TSV, PMV, and aPMV. The results show that the temperature inside and outside the monastic houses fluctuates considerably; the theoretical thermal neutral temperature of the tested monks in winter is 22.46 °C, which is higher than the measured thermal neutral temperature in winter of 16.43 °C. When analyzing the results, it was found that the local climate, dress code, and the monks’ specific habits all impact the perception of thermal comfort, which creates a discrepancy between the accurate results and the standard values. The above findings provide a more comprehensive reference for the thermal comfort requirements of the monks in cold areas, which can be used as a guide for the improvement and evaluation of the monastic houses in cold areas.

Keywords: the severe cold region; monastic house; indoor thermal comfort; field research; adaptive predicted mean vote (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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