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MINIMIZING TOTAL COSTS OF APPAREL, HOUSING AND HEATING IN MAINTAINING THERMAL COMFORT INDOORS
Author(s) -
STEADMAN ROBERT G.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of consumer studies and home economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.775
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1470-6431
pISSN - 0309-3891
DOI - 10.1111/j.1470-6431.1980.tb00375.x
Subject(s) - clothing , thermal comfort , environmental science , architectural engineering , thermal insulation , energy expenditure , business , environmental economics , economics , engineering , meteorology , materials science , geography , archaeology , layer (electronics) , composite material , medicine , endocrinology
Increasing energy costs have directed attention to improved insulation of buildings and clothing of personnel as alternatives to further expenditure on interior temperature control. For a climate representing much of Europe and North America, an analysis is performed to determine the minimum total expenditure on insulation, heating/cooling, and apparel consistent with thermal comfort. The analysis is applied to some typical scenarios and indicates a need for improving insulation and lowering temperatures as energy costs rise.