Perceptions and Expectations of Thermal Comfort in the Philippines

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dc.contributor.authorAndamon, M.
dc.contributor.authorWilliamson, T.
dc.contributor.authorSoebarto, V.
dc.contributor.conferenceComfort and Energy Use in Buildings - Getting them Right (2006 : Windsor, United Kingdom)
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractThis paper builds on the findings of a thermal comfort field study carried out in air conditioned offices in Makati City (Manila), Philippines to investigate the applicability of the universal values of comfort temperatures recommended by international comfort standards. The analyses of the responses of the Filipino office workers indicate that some conventional thinking about comfort preferences is open to question. As a background to explaining the findings, the paper will discuss the transformations, first colonization, and then the introduction of air conditioning, have caused to the social and cultural practices in the Philippines of what people take to be normal and ordinary conditions of comfort. The paper will highlight the variations in definitions, perceptions and expectations of thermal comfort to emphasize the different socio-cultural aspects of interactions between people, technologies and indoor environments. The framework advocating the separation of the technical and social constructions of comfort, on which conventional approaches to thermal comfort are predicated, shape and maintain practices and conventions that have ill-considered consequences on energy use and consumption.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityM. M. Andamon, T. J. Williamson, V. I. Soebarto
dc.description.urihttp://nceub.commoncense.info/index.php?n=Research.WindsorConference2006
dc.identifier.citationProceedings of conference: Comfort and Energy Use in Buildings - Getting them Right, Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, UK, 27-30th April 2006 [online resource] : pp. www 1-20
dc.identifier.orcidSoebarto, V. [0000-0003-1397-8414]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/33917
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherThe University of Adelaide SA, Australia
dc.publisher.placeAdelaide, South Australia
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dc.source.urihttp://nceub.org.uk/uploads/Paper_tjw.pdf
dc.titlePerceptions and Expectations of Thermal Comfort in the Philippines
dc.typeConference paper
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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