1 Introduction 1.1 Background 1.1.1 Practical Values of Thermal Comfort Research 1.1.2 Challenges in Adaptive Thermal Comfort 1.1.3 New Progress in Adaptive Thermal Comfort Research 1.2 Literature Review 1.2.1 Thermal Comfort Introduction 1.2.2 Heat Balance Comfort Models 1.2.3 Adaptive Thermal Comfort 1.2.4 Summary and Comment 1.3 Research Design 1.3.1 Content and Technical Route 1.3.2 Thesis Framework References 2 Indoor Climate Experience and Thermal Comfort Expectation in Buildings 2.1 Background 2.1.1 Air-Conditioning and Indoor Thermal Environment 2.1.2 Thermal Comfort Expectation 2.1.3 Objectives of This Study 2.2 Method 2.2.1 Wintertime Indoor Temperatures in China 2.2.2 Subject Groups 2.2.3 Survey Design 2.2.4 Data Analysis 2.3 Results 2.3.1 Indoor Thermal History and Thermal Adaptation 2.3.2 Dynamic Changes in Thermal Adaptation 2.3.3 Dynamic Changes of Humidity Adaptation 2.3.4 Overall Acceptability 2.4 Discussion 2.4.1 The Asymmetry of Thermal Adaptation 2.4.2 Practical Implication 2.4.3 Limitations and Future Challenges 2.5 Conclusion References 3 The Timescale of Thermal Comfort Adaptation in Heated and Unheated Buildings 3.1 Background 3.1.1 Dynamic Characteristics of Thermal Comfort Adaptation 3.1.2 Objectives of This Chapter 3.2 Method 3.2.1 Field Study Design 3.2.2 Physical Parameters Measurement 3.2.3 Subjective Questionnaire 3.2.4 Data Processing 3.3 Results 3.3.1 Measured Indoor Thermal Parameter 3.3.2 Subjective Comfort Perception 3.3.3 Thermal Perceptions of Each Subgroup 3.4 Discussion
3.4.1 Dynamics of Thermal Adaptation to Cold Environment 3.4.2 Practical Implication 3.4.3 Limitations and Future Challenges 3.5 Conclusions References 4 Indoor Climate and Physiological Acclimation 4.1 Statement of the Problem 4.1.1 Indoor Climate and Physiological Adaptation 4.1.2 Objectives of This Chapter 4.2 Method 4.2.1 Overall Experimental Plan 4.2.2 Subjects Information 4.2.3 Experimental Protocol 4.2.4 Physiological Measurements 4.2.5 Subjective Questionnaire 4.3 Representative Physiological Parameters 4.3.1 Basic Characteristics of Physiological Response 4.3.2 Selecting Representative Physiological Parameters 4.3.3 Physiological Acclimation to Cold Exposure 4.4 Long-Term Physiological Acclimation 4.4.1 Experiment Supplement 4.4.2 Basic Characteristics of Physiological Acclimation 4.4.3 The Time-Scale of Physiological Acclimation 4.4.4 Weighting Factors of Physiological Acclimation 4.5 Short-Term Physiological Regulation 4.5.1 Experiment Supplement 4.5.2 Metabolic Rate Changes and Its Description 4.6 Conclusions References 5 Personal Control and Its Phyeological Effects on Thermal Adaptation 5.1 Background 5.1.1 Personal Control of Indoor Thermal Environment 5.1.2 The Missing Linkage Between Personal Control and Thermal Comfort 5.1.3 Objectives of This Chapter 5.2 Personal Control and Thermal Comfort Improvement 5.2.1 Field Investigation Design 5.2.2 Indoor Thermal Environment Comparison 5.2.3 Thermal Comfort Comparison 5.2.4 Adaptive Behaviors 5.3 The Missing Linkage Between Personal Control and Thermal Comfort 5.3.1 Experiment Design 5.3.2 The Psychological Effect of Personal Control 5.3.3 The Physical Effect of Persona Control 5.4 Conclusions References 6 Adaptive Heating Balance Comfort Model 6.1 Background 6.1.1 Method Overview 6.2 Adaptive Heat Balance Comfort Model Development
6.2.1 Behavior Adjustment and It's Model Embodiment 6.2.2 Physiological Acclimation and It's Model Embodiment 6.2.3 Psychological Effects and It's Model Embodiment 6.2.4 Physical Environment Improvement and It's Model Embodiment 6.2.5 Effects of Demand Factor 6.2.6 Application of Adaptive Heat Balance Comfort Model 6.3 Conclusions References Summary References Appendix A: Online Survey for Indoor Thermal Comfort Appendix B: Field Investigation Questionnaire on Thermal Comfort Appendix C: Questionnaire for Physiological Test Appendix D: Questionnaire for Psychological Test
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