Thermal Comfort
Thermal comfort—staying warm in winter and cool in summer—depends on
- Environmental Variables
- Mean Radiant Temperature
- Air Temperature
- Relative Humidity
- Air Motion
- Personal Variables
- Clothing
- Metabolic Rate
- Cultural Expectations
Visualizing Thermal Comfort by Arizona State University
that condition of the mind that expresses satisfaction with the thermal environment
Acoustic Comfort
Acoustic comfort depends on
- reducing airborne sound transmission
- reducing structurally transmitted impact noise
- masking unwanted sounds
- eliminating noise sources
A Passive House office or home is typically quieter because it has
- high-performance windows that block street noise
- no noisy PTAC or window A/C unit
- fresh air supplied at low velocity
Images by AudioTechnica-UK and szerbijn