Investigation on Thermal Comfort and Thermal Adaptive Behaviors of Rural Residents in Suibin Town, China, in Summer

Qing Yin (), Yuqi Zhang and Ying Liu ()
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Qing Yin: School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Yuqi Zhang: School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Ying Liu: School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 8, 1-27

Abstract: With global warming, the climate is becoming hotter, even at higher latitudes. In order to clarify the thermal environment and thermal comfort level of rural residents at higher latitudes in summer, a field survey on thermal comfort was conducted in Suibin Town, China. The results show the following: (1) The correlation between the operative temperature and the mean thermal sensation score is stronger than that between the operative temperature and the thermal sensation score. Moreover, the applicability of the thermal comfort evaluation index of the operative temperature in severely cold areas was verified. The linear regression method showed that the neutral temperature is 25.1 °C and the thermal acceptable range is 22.5–27.6 °C. (2) There is a strong correlation between thermal sensation and thermal acceptability. (3) The preferred temperature in summer is 25.3 °C. Moreover, rural residents prefer cooler indoor temperatures in summer. (4) The clothing insulation of rural residents decreases with an increase in the indoor operative temperature. (5) Rural residents’ acceptance of the indoor temperature in summer is influenced by the economy, psychology, adaptive behaviors, etc. Moreover, rural residents expect cooler indoor temperatures in summer and will adapt to the thermal environment via low-cost adaptive behaviors.

Keywords: indoor thermal comfort; indoor thermal environment; rural house; rural resident; severely cold area; thermal adaptive behavior (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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