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A survey of housing features and thermal comfort of medium and low income earners in Thailand |
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| Title | A survey of housing features and thermal comfort of medium and low income earners in Thailand |
| Creator | 1. Preecha Tummu 2. Surapong Chirarattananon 3. Pattana Rakwamsuk 4. Pipat Chaiwiwatworakul 5. Surawut Chuangchote |
| Publisher | Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment |
| Publication Year | 2557 |
| Keyword | Low income housing, residential house design, Tropical housing design |
| Abstract | House design is influenced by the climate and the culture of people at a location. Thailand is located in tropical climate with low wind velocity and ambient air is humid .Climate of each region is different due to their location. This paper aims to study typical house design of low and medium income in rural area of each region of Thailand including interviewing and measuring parameters required for thermal comfort assessment. Each houses type features are showed and analyzed comparing with living style, climate and tradition of people in each region. Thermal environment and comfort are also recorded and calculated for each region. Results indicate that typical houses features of low and middle income earners of each region are different up to their life style, climate and traditional. Neutral temperature of each region is also different. People in the southern feel comfort under higher operative temperature than other regions. And neutral temperature of Thai people is different from PMV assessment scale. |
| ISBN | 978-616-92228-1-1 |
