The Physical Thermal Environment for a Learner-Centered Comfort Learning Environment in Summer: The Comparison of PMV- and CSV-Based Thermal Comfort Conditions

Abstract

This research examined it would be appropriate how to control physical thermal environment elements in order to make up a comfort learning environment. To do this, we compared physical thermal environment elements based on the predicted mean vote (PMV) with those based on the comfort sensation vote (CSV). As a result, in the condition of not-using air conditioning systems, an air temperature, relative humidity, and mean radiant temperature were higher on the CSV-based thermal comfort condition than on the PMV-based thermal comfort condition. While in the condition of using air conditioning systems, an air temperature and relative humidity were higher, and a air velocity was lower on the CSV-based thermal comfort condition than on the PMV-based thermal comfort condition. It suggest that it should be needed the correction controlling of physical thermal environment elements rather than controlling the physical thermal environment elements based on the PMV to make up a learner-centered comfort learning environment. © 2012 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.