Field study on thermal comfort and adaptation in buildings with split air-conditioners in hot-humid area of China (1): Thermal environment and perceptions

Through analysis of the thermal environment and thermal perceptions based on the 1 395 sets of raw data in 33 weeks from a whole-year-long field survey on the buildings with split air-conditioners in a college in Guangzhou, finds the variations of indoor thermal environment, and obtains the thermal neutral temperature and 80% acceptable range. Obtains the adaptive characteristics of the people in built environment in hot-humid area of China through the comparisons with the results from various seasons, climate chamber experiments and field study in naturally ventilated buildings.