Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] Comfort indices

["Michael J. Witte" <mjwitte@xxxxxxxx>]

I am not an expert on this subject.  It appears to me that PMVET is the 
indicator that you want, but you may need to read the referenced paper to know 
for sure.  Perhaps someone more familiar with the Pierce thermal comfort model 
can help.

Regardless of the indicator you use, be sure to include the occupancy schedule 
in the REPORT VARIABLE object so that the values are integrated only during 
occupied hours.

Mike


On 4 Oct 2006 at 10:03, carlbauer2000 wrote:

> I want to do annual simulations of buildings and get an overall
> comfort rating for them. I am considering integrating one of the
> comfort indices over a year to get PMVscalehours as a comparable
> measure of occupant comfort.
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> I read the engineering reference on the comfort indices but I cannot
> understand the application of the 4 Pierce indicators, particularly
> the PMVET and PMVSET. Which is the best indicator and do they differ
> for different climates and building types? I am in Botswana and wonder
> what would be the best comfort index to use for our semi-arid climate
> with conditioned and unconditioned buildings?
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Michael J. Witte, GARD Analytics, Inc.
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