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Bioclimatic Comfort and Chart Analysis by Carolina Maciel is a document available to read on EtoBox.

Comfort depends on factors like clothing, activity level, air temperature, humidity and radiant temperature. Fanger proposed the PMV (Predicted Mean Vote) comfort index, which relates comfort to these factors using the human energy budget equation. The PMV scale ranges from +3 (very hot) to -3 (very cold) and estimates the percentage of thermally dissatisfied people using the PPD index. Human metabolism and clothing insulation are important variables in the energy budget and comfort calculations.

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Carolina Maciel

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