Clothing behaviour in Belgian homes

Clothing has a direct influence on the thermal comfort of an occupant and so, indirectly on the energy use of a building. Literary sources point out a lack of data about clothing behaviour in residential buildings. In order to assess the clothing behaviour two kinds of surveys are created: logbook surveys and online questionnaires. Both surveys are executed between March 11 and April 5, 2019. The mean clothing insulation worn during the investigation period is 0.58 do. This do-value differs from the clothing insulation values provided by Fanger, which are 1.0 do for winter months and 0.5 do fo... Mehr ...