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Variable's Code Name |
Description of Variable and Units |
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blcode |
building ID code |
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sub |
subject number |
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age |
subject's age [years] |
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sex |
subject's gender [0=male, 1=female] |
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year |
year |
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day |
julian date (jan 1=1, dec 31=365) |
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time |
time |
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ash |
ASHRAE Thermal Sensation Scale [-3, +3] |
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prxy_tsa |
Thermal acceptability defined as -1.5<=ASH<=+1.5 [1=unacc. 2=acc] |
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tsa |
Thermal Acceptability Question [1=unacc. 2=acc] |
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mci |
Thermal Preference [1=want cooler, 2=no change, 3=want warmer] |
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vent |
Air movement acceptability [6(very acc), 1(very unacc)] |
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avm |
Air movement preference [3(more), 2(no change), 1(less)] |
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comf |
General thermal comfort right now [1=very uncomf, 6=very comf] |
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act10 |
metabolic activity in last 10 minutes [met] |
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act20 |
metabolic activity between 20 and 10 minutes ago [met] |
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act30 |
metabolic activity between 30 and 20 minutes ago [met] |
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act60 |
metabolic activity between 60 and 30 minutes ago [met] |
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met |
average metabolic rate of subject [met] |
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clo |
ensemble clothing insulation [clo] |
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upholst |
insulation of the subject's chair [clo] |
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insul |
clothing plus upholstery insulation [clo] |
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ta_h |
air temperature at 1.1m above floor [oC] |
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ta_m |
air temperature at 0.6m above floor [oC] |
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ta_l |
air temperature at 0.1m above floor [oC] |
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dewpt |
dewpoint temperature [oC] |
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prta_b |
plane radiant asymmetry temperature [oC] |
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tg_h |
globe temperature at 1.1m above floor [oC] |
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tg_m |
globe temperature at 0.6m above floor [oC] |
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tg_l |
globe temperature at 0.1m above floor [oC] |
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vel_h |
air speed 1.1m above floor [m/s] |
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vel_m |
air speed 0.6m above floor [m/s] |
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vel_l |
air speed 0.1m above floor [m/s] |
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turb_h |
turbulence intensity at 1.1m above floor [frac] |
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turb_m |
turbulence intensity at 0.6m above floor [frac] |
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turb_l |
turbulence intensity at 0.1m above floor [frac] |
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taav |
average of three heights' air temperature [oC] |
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trav |
average of three heights' mean radiant temperature [oC] |
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top |
average of TAAV and TRAV (operative temperature) [oC] |
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velav |
average of three heights' air speed [m/s] |
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velmax |
maximum of three heights' air speeds [m/s] |
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tuav |
average of three heights' turbulence [frac] |
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pa |
vapor pressure [kPa] |
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rh |
relative humidity [%] |
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et |
new effective temperature index et* [oC] |
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set |
new standard effective temperature index set* [oC] |
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tsens |
two-node tsens index [-1.5, +2.0] |
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disc |
two-node disc index [-4, +4] |
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pmv |
Predicted Mean Vote, Fanger's Model [-3, +3] |
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ppd |
Predicted Percentage Dissatisfied, Fanger's Model [frac] |
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pd_h |
Percent Dissatisfied due to Draft at 1.1m height, Fanger et al [frac] |
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pd_m |
Percent Dissatisfied due to Draft at 0.6m height, Fanger et al [frac] |
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pd_l |
Percent Dissatisfied due to Draft at 0.1m height, Fanger et al [frac] |
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pd_max |
Percent Dissatisfied due to Draft, max of all 3 heights, Fanger et al [frac] |
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PCC |
perceived control over thermal environ [1=no control, 5=compete control] |
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PCC_AG |
aggregate perceived control from PCEC1...PCEC7 |
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PCS |
how satisfied are you with PCC ?[1=very dissat, 6=very sat] |
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PCEC1 |
can you open/close windows? [1=yes, 0=no] |
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PCEC2 |
can you open/close external doors [1=yes, 0=no] |
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PCEC3 |
can you open/close internal doors [1=yes, 0=no] |
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PCEC4 |
can you adjust thermostats [1=yes, 0=no] |
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PCEC5 |
can you adjust curtains/blinds [1=yes, 0=no] |
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PCEC6 |
can you adjust local heaters [1=yes, 0=no] |
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PCEC7 |
can you adjust local fans [1=yes, 0=no] |
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PCED1 |
windows [1=na, 2=never, 3=rarely, 4=sometimes, exercise any 5=often, 6=always] |
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PCED2 |
external door [1=na, 2=never, 3=rarely, 4=sometimes, 5=often, 6=always] |
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PCED3 |
internal door [1=na, 2=never, 3=rarely, 4=sometimes, 5=often, 6=always] |
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PCED4 |
thermostat [1=na, 2=never, 3=rarely, 4=sometimes, 5=often, 6=always] |
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PCED5 |
curtains/blinds [1=na, 2=never, 3=rarely, 4=sometimes, 5=often, 6=always] |
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PCED6 |
local heater [1=na, 2=never, 3=rarely, 4=sometimes, 5=often, 6=always] |
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PCED7 |
local fan [1=na, 2=never, 3=rarely, 4=sometimes, 5=often, always] |
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day15_ta |
outdoor 3pm (max) air temp on day of survey Meteorol [oC] |
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day06_ta |
outdoor 6am (min) air temp on day of survey [oC] |
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dayav_ta |
outdoor average of min/max air temp on day of survey [oC] |
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day15_rh |
outdoor 3pm (min) rel humid on day of survey [%] |
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day06_rh |
outdoor 6am (max) rel humid on day of survey [%] |
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dayav_rh |
outdoor average min/max rel humid on day of survey [%] |
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day25_et |
outdoor 3pm ET* on day of survey (Ta and rh at time of daymx_ta) [oC] |
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day06_et |
outdoor ET* on day of survey (Ta and rh at time of daymn_ta) [oC] |
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dayav_et |
outdoor average of min/max ET* on day of survey [oC] |