Thermal comfort evaluation models for naturally ventilated buildings

Aiming at the problem of significant difference between the predicted mean vote (PMV) and the thermal sensation vote (TSV) under naturally ventilated building environment, summarizes the researches on thermal comfort evaluation models under naturally ventilated building environment. Presents the PMV correction model, the adaptive model and their combination model—the adaptive predicted mean vote (aPMV) model. The results show that the three evaluation models can predict the thermal comfort of naturally ventilated buildings with their own advantages and disadvantages. Although there is a standard for evaluating the thermal comfort of naturally ventilated buildings, the study of the combination of PMV model and adaptive model is not enough, and the mechanism of their combination is not yet clear. How to use the existing evaluation model to guide the design and operation of naturally ventilated buildings and make it more energy efficient is one of the important directions of future research on naturally ventilated building thermal comfort.