Comparative study of indoor thermal environment and human thermal comfort in residential buildings among cities, towns, and rural areas in arid regions of China

• Main Authors: Yang, Zhen, Zhang, Weirong, Qin, Mingyuan, Liu, Hongkai
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2022
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); TH Building construction
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/41349/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Most thermal comfort studies classify towns as rural areas and compare them with cities, dismissing the unique thermal characteristics of towns. A comparative study on thermal comfort in cities, rural areas, and towns based on their original definitions is required. This study aims to determine the...