The document provides recommended comfort criteria for winter and summer operative temperature ranges, suggested air supply rates, filtration grades, and noise ratings for various building and room types. It includes tables listing these criteria for applications like airports, banks, dwellings, educational buildings, factories, and more. The criteria are intended to help maintain comfortable indoor environmental conditions for different activities and clothing levels in various spaces.
The document provides recommended comfort criteria for winter and summer operative temperature ranges, suggested air supply rates, filtration grades, and noise ratings for various building and room types. It includes tables listing these criteria for applications like airports, banks, dwellings, educational buildings, factories, and more. The criteria are intended to help maintain comfortable indoor environmental conditions for different activities and clothing levels in various spaces.
The document provides recommended comfort criteria for winter and summer operative temperature ranges, suggested air supply rates, filtration grades, and noise ratings for various building and room types. It includes tables listing these criteria for applications like airports, banks, dwellings, educational buildings, factories, and more. The criteria are intended to help maintain comfortable indoor environmental conditions for different activities and clothing levels in various spaces.
The document provides recommended comfort criteria for winter and summer operative temperature ranges, suggested air supply rates, filtration grades, and noise ratings for various building and room types. It includes tables listing these criteria for applications like airports, banks, dwellings, educational buildings, factories, and more. The criteria are intended to help maintain comfortable indoor environmental conditions for different activities and clothing levels in various spaces.
because the thermal steady state is not normally reached. (Amendment) Order 1980(25) prohibit the use of fuels or It is often convenient for their resultant temperatures to electricity to heat premises above 19 °C. This does not be similar to those of adjoining spaces. mean that the temperature in buildings must be kept below 19 °C but only that fuel or electricity must not be The summer comfort temperatures given in Table 1.5 used to raise the temperature above this level. In Table 1.5, apply to air conditioned buildings. Higher temperatures for some applications, the recommended winter design may be acceptable if full air conditioning is not present, temperatures exceed 19 °C. In these cases, it is assumed and guidance on this may be found in section 1.4.2, with a that the recommended temperatures can be maintained by detailed discussion of the adaptive approach in section 1.6. contributions from heat sources other than the heating system. These may include solar radiation, heat gains The Fuel and Electricity (Heating ) (Control) Order from lighting, equipment and machinery and heat gains 1974(24) and the Fuel and Electricity (Heating) (Control) from the occupants themselves.
Table 1.5 Recommended comfort criteria for specific applications
Table 1.5 Recommended comfort criteria for specific applications — continued
Building/room type Winter operative temp. range for Summer operative temp. range Suggested Filtration Maintained Noise stated activity and clothing levels* (air conditioned buildings†) for air supply grade‡ illuminance¶ rating§ stated activity and clothing levels* rate / (L.s–1 / lux (NR) per person) Temp. Activity Clothing Temp. Activity Clothing unless stated / °C / met / clo / °C / met / clo otherwise Sports halls[30]: — changing rooms 22–24 1.4 0.55 24–25 1.4 0.35 6–10 ACH G3 100[20] 35–45 — hall 13–16 3.0 0.4 14–16 3.0 0.35 10[2] G3–F5 300[20] 40–50 Squash courts[30] 10–12 4.0 0.25 — — — 4 ACH G3 —[20] 50 Swimming pools: — changing rooms 23–24 1.4 0.5 24–25 1.4 0.35 10 ACH G3 100[20] 35–45 — pool halls 23–26[31] 1.6 < 0.1 23–26[31] 1.6 < 0.1 0–15 L.s–1.m–2 (of wet area) G3 —[20] 40–50 Television studios[26] 19–21 1.4 1.0 21–23 1.4 0.65 10[2] F5–F7 —[32] 25 Notes: Except where indicated[1], temperature ranges based on stated values of met and clo and a PMV of ±0.25. Upper temperature of stated range may be increased and lower temperature decreased by approximately 1°C if PMV of ±0.5 (i.e. 90 PPD) is acceptable (see section 1.3.2). Calculation assumes RH= 50% and vr = 0.15 m.s–1. Insulation value of chair assumed to be 0.15 clo for all applications except dwellings, for which 0.3 has been assumed.
* See section 1.4.3. for additional data and variations due to different activities and levels of clothing. † Higher temperatures may be acceptable if air conditioning is not present, see section 1.3.1. ‡ See also chapter 8, Table 8.2, which gives requirements for specific pollutants. § Illumination levels given thus: 200–500 indicate that the required level varies through the space depending on function and/or task. Illumination levels given thus: 300/500, indicate that one or the other level is appropriate depending on exact function. Illumination levels in this table give only a general indication of requirements. Reference must be made to the table of recommended illuminances in the SLL Code for lighting(33) and CIBSE/SLL Lighting Guides for design guidance on specific applications (see notes to individual entries). ¶ See also Table 1.11.
[1] Based on PMV of ±0.5 [17] See CIBSE Guide B(39), section 2.3.6. [2] Assumes no smoking. For spaces where smoking is permitted, see [18] Refer to SLL Code for lighting(33) section 1.7.2. [19] Design for clothing and activity levels appropriate to nurses [3] Based on comfort requirements for check-in staff [20] Refer to Lighting Guide LG4: Sports(40) [4] Local illumination may be required for specific tasks [21] As required for removal of heat and moisture [5] Dimming normally required [22] Based on comfort requirements of staff [6] Follow computer manufacturers’ recommendations if necessary, [23] Study tables and carrels require 500 lux otherwise design for occupant comfort [24] Conditions required for preservation/conservation of exhibits may [7] Refer to Lighting Guide LG7: Office lighting(34) override criteria for human comfort; abrupt changes in temperature [8] Refer to The Building Regulations: Part F1: Means of ventilation(35) and humidity should be avoided. [9] Podium may require special consideration to cater for higher activity [25] Critical conservation levels may apply, refer to Lighting Guide LG8: level Lighting in museums and art galleries(41) [10] Refer to Lighting Guide LG5: The visual environment in lecture, [26] Performers may have wider range of met and clo values than conference and teaching spaces(36) audience, along with higher radiant component, necessitating [11] The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992(37) special provision require 13 °C where there is severe physical effort [27] Dependent on use [12] In the UK, air conditioning is not normally appropriate for this [28] Design for most critical requirement for each parameter application. Cooling may be provided by local air jets. Some [29] Special provision required for check-out staff to provide conditions applications (e.g. steel mills, foundries) require special attention to as for small shops reduce risk of heat stress [30] Audience may require special consideration depending on likely [13] As required for industrial process, if any, otherwise based on clothing levels occupants’ requirements [31] 2 °C above pool water temperature, to a maximum of 30 °C [14] Depends on difficulty of task [32] Depends on production requirements [15] Refer to Lighting Guide LG1: The industrial environment(38) [16] Filtration should be suitable for the areas to which these spaces are connected
