Self-identified thermal comfort zone and perceived climate changes: a questionnaire study in temperate, tropical and cold climates

Yung-Bin Kim; Sang-Hyun Roh; Rokho Kim; Juhee Sohn; Joeun Lee; Titis Wijayanto; Ahmad Munir Che Muhamed; Kalev Kuklane; Siyeon Kim; Joo-Young Lee

Abstract

The present study was conducted to explore self-identified thermal comfort zone and the perceived climate changes of indigenes who live in temperate, tropical and cold climates. A questionnaire study was carried out in the following seven countries: Mongol (Bsk by Köppen’s climate classification), Sweden (Cfb), Korea (Dwa), Japan (Cfa), Fiji (Af), Indonesia (Af), and Malaysia (Af). A total of 125 Mongolians, 83 Swedish, 240 Koreans, 231 Japanese, 391 Fijian, 101 Malaysians, and 137 Indonesians participated in this questionnaire from Oct 2016-Jan 2017. The questionnaire consisted of 52 questions on self-identified thermal tolerance, behavioural thermoregulation, thermal neutral zone, thermal comfort, and perceived climate changes. The questionnaire was cross-translated between languages based on an original English version. The results showed that the self-identified thermal comfort zone in the summer or wet season was higher for tropical indigenes (24~27 °C for Malaysians and Indonesians) than for indigenes in cold climates (18~21°C for Mongolians and Swedish). For the winter or dry season, similar results were found. Interestingly, 21.8 % of Mongolians preferred indoor temperature lower than 15 °C whereas 25.0 % of Malaysians preferred indoor temperature higher than 27 °C in the winter (or dry) season. In particular, Koreans and Fijian perceived hotter summers and colder winters due to climate changes during the last five years when compared to other people.

Original language	English
Pages	59
Number of pages	1
Publication status	Published - 2017 Nov 12
Event	The 17th International Conference on Environmental Ergonomics - Ikuta Shrine Hall, Kobe, Japan Duration: 2017 Nov 12 → 2017 Nov 18 Conference number: 17 http://icee2017.h.kobe-u.ac.jp/ICEE2017_c/Welcome.html

Conference

Conference	The 17th International Conference on Environmental Ergonomics
Abbreviated title	ICEE2017
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Kobe
Period	2017/11/12 → 2017/11/18
Internet address	http://icee2017.h.kobe-u.ac.jp/ICEE2017_c/Welcome.html

Subject classification (UKÄ)

Other Environmental Engineering
Environmental Health and Occupational Health
Other Civil Engineering

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Kim, Y.-B., Roh, S.-H., Kim, R., Sohn, J., Lee, J., Wijayanto, T., Muhamed, A. M. C., Kuklane, K., Kim, S., & Lee, J.-Y. (2017). Self-identified thermal comfort zone and perceived climate changes: a questionnaire study in temperate, tropical and cold climates. 59. Abstract from The 17th International Conference on Environmental Ergonomics, Kobe, Japan. http://icee2017.h.kobe-u.ac.jp/ICEE2017_c/Scientific_Program_files/Book_Abstracts_ICEE2017.pdf

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