Perceived comfort and adaptive process of passivhaus 'participants'

Zhao, Jing; Carter, Kate

Abstract

Passivhaus methodology leads to buildings with very high thermal efficiency and high levels of airtightness. The focus of research in Passivhaus is energy performance. The experience of occupying a Passivhaus is often overlooked. This research takes into account social factors of comfort among Passivhaus 'participants'; draws comparison between their expectations and evaluations of the 'perceived comfort'; and investigates the behavioural and psychological adaptive processes that contribute to this 'perceived comfort'. A diverse range of Passivhaus projects built in the past few years in the UK is studied with a mixed method approach. The findings suggest a strong correlation between social aspects of comfort and the participants' evaluation of their Passivhaus, where the adaptive processes are potentially reinforced (or reduced) by this association.

Citation

Zhao, J., & Carter, K. (2015). Perceived comfort and adaptive process of passivhaus 'participants'. Energy Procedia, 83, 121-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2015.12.202

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Dec 31, 2015
• Publication Date: Dec 1, 2015
• Deposit Date: Mar 2, 2023
• Journal: Energy Procedia
• Print ISSN: 1876-6102
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 83
• Pages: 121-129
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2015.12.202
• Keywords: Passivhaus; Adaptive comfort; Behaviour adaptation, POE, Perceived comfort; Behavioural and psychological adaptive process; Comfort model; Passivhaus occupant behaviour; Mixed methods
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10492049
• Publisher URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876610215028672?via%3Dihub