Hello everyone,
Now that I have caught your attention with this striking title I have a sincere question about the way we calculate the indoor climate of a building. As many of you probably know the first standards to calculate this were made in the '60s, when men in suits dominated the work field. Today however this has become more mixed and one complaint many women in an average office space have is that it is too cold. Scientific research seems to suggest the same. As do the comments of my lovely mother and 3 sisters when I was growing up...
Now to be more serious about this subject: Does anyone know of any developments in the field of comfort calculations, where the optimum settings for women in a building are investigated more thoroughly? Do the experts on this forum expect that this will become part of our E+ simulations as well? Will we calculate 2 comforts, one for the average man and one for the average women? Or will we make a compromise with 50% men and 50% women and the "ideal settings" for this mix of people? Or any other options perhaps?
Please let me know! I am quite curious as to what is already out there and what can be done to further improve our understanding of energy reduction and a healthy indoor climate.
Kind regards,
Adriaan Woonink
(PS: Here is a link to an article describing these issues: https://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/is-your-thermostat-sexist)
