The influence of sleep on perception of thermal comfort

Clench, Max; Gray, Owen; Elvidge, Danny

Abstract

A detailed analysis of 293 individual participant responses taken over a 5-week study found that there was a statistical significance between the hours of sleep of a participant and the thermal sensation they reported, specifically participants reporting more hours of sleep tended to also report themselves as feeling warmer, while participants who reported fewer hours of sleep tended to report themselves as feeling cooler. This finding proves that fewer hours of sleep caused participants to report reduced satisfaction in their thermal comfort the following morning.

• Presentation Conference Type: Poster
• Conference Name: CIBSE Technical Symposium
• Start Date: Apr 11, 2024
• Acceptance Date: Feb 25, 2024
• Online Publication Date: Apr 11, 2024
• Publication Date: Apr 11, 2024
• Deposit Date: Nov 20, 2024
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/12843230
• Additional Information: First Author: Max Clench; Second Authors: Owen Grey, Danny Elvidge