Determination of Thermal Comfort in Indoor Sport Facilities Located in Moderate Environments: An Overview
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DESTEC, Dept. of Energy, Systems, Territory and Constructions Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Pisa, Largo Lucio Lazzarino, 56122 Pisa, Italy
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Atmosphere 2019, 10(12), 769; https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10120769
Received: 31 October 2019
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Revised: 20 November 2019
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Accepted: 29 November 2019
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Published: 3 December 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Indoor Thermal Comfort)
In previous years, providing comfort in indoor environments has become a major question for researchers. Thus, indoor environmental quality (IEQ)—concerning the aspects of air quality, thermal comfort, visual and acoustical quality—assumed a crucial role. Considering sport facilities, the evaluation of the thermal environment is one of the main issues that should be faced, as it may interfere with athletes’ performance and health. Thus, the necessity of a review comprehending the existing knowledge regarding the evaluation of the thermal environment and its application to sport facilities becomes increasingly relevant. This paper has the purpose to consolidate the aspects related to thermal comfort and their application to sport practice, through a deep study concerning the engineering, physiological, and psychological approaches to thermal comfort, a review of the main standards on the topic and an analysis of the methodologies and the models used by researchers to determine the thermal sensation of sport facilities’ occupants. Therefore, this review provides the basis for future research on the determination of thermal comfort in indoor sport facilities located in moderate environments.
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Keywords:
thermal comfort models; thermal comfort assessment; Fanger’s models; moderate environments; sport facilities
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Fantozzi, F.; Lamberti, G. Determination of Thermal Comfort in Indoor Sport Facilities Located in Moderate Environments: An Overview. Atmosphere 2019, 10, 769. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10120769
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Fantozzi F, Lamberti G. Determination of Thermal Comfort in Indoor Sport Facilities Located in Moderate Environments: An Overview. Atmosphere. 2019; 10(12):769. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10120769
Chicago/Turabian StyleFantozzi, Fabio, and Giulia Lamberti. 2019. "Determination of Thermal Comfort in Indoor Sport Facilities Located in Moderate Environments: An Overview" Atmosphere 10, no. 12: 769. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10120769
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