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Zhibin Qiu

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Junghoon Mok

THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS AND MODEL DESIGN OF LOW ENERGY INDOOR BUILDINGS BASED ON HUMAN THERMAL COMFORT

ABSTRACT
To thoroughly evaluate both the comfort and energy consumption aspects of thermal environment regulation models, a low-energy building model centered on human comfort was investigated and developed. This model was based in an analysis of indoor building thermal environment characteristics and active-passive thermal environment regulation technologies that prioritized human comfort. The research confirmed the efficacy of the proposed low-energy building model focused on human comfort. The predicted average voting index for this building demonstrated greater stability compared to other models, fluctuating within the range of –0.5 to 0.5. Furthermore, the percentage of dissatisfied individuals in this model stood at 9.7%, which was lower than that observed in other models. In addition, the study engaged 500 participants to conduct a satisfaction survey regarding the thermal environment regulation performance of the model. The satisfaction ratios for temperature, humidity, and wind speed were 87.2%, 79.8%, and 78.5%, respectively, all of which surpassed those of other models. Moreover, the energy consumption of this model was 6.1 kW/h, with an energy efficiency ratio of 6.5, outperforming other models in this regard. In summary, the low-energy building model based on human comfort, developed through this research, excels in meeting human comfort needs by adjusting temperature, humidity, and wind speed. Additionally, its superior energy consumption control performance offers theoretical support for the advancement of green and environmentally friendly building thermal environment regulation technologies in the future.
KEYWORDS
Human comfort, Low energy consumption, Active and passive thermal environment regulation, Green and environmentally friendly, Indoor architecture
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2025-06-03
PAPER REVISED: 2025-04-11
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2025-05-14
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2025-07-05
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI250603109Q
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2025, VOLUME 29, ISSUE Issue 4, PAGES [2915 - 2934]
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