Field survey on indoor thermal comfort in rural houses around Harbin in winter

Conducts a field study on thermal environment and thermal comfort in ten rural houses in two villages around Harbin. The results show that the average indoor air temperature is 12.3 ℃, but the thermal acceptability can reach to 92%. The thermal neutral operative temperature is 14.4 ℃, and the lower limit of acceptable operative temperature is 8.8 ℃. The peasants get accustomed to the thermal environment by behavioral adjustment and psychological acclimatization, etc. Their thermal neutral temperature and acceptable temperature are comparatively low. For decentralized rural houses, suggests the traditional heating mode by the Chinese Kang. Suggests using the operative temperature as the evaluation index of indoor thermal comfort for rural houses in severe cold zone in winter.