CBE Thermal Comfort Tool for ASHRAE-55

Select method:

Air temperature

°C

Use operative temperature

Mean radiant temperature

°C

Air speed

m/s

Local air speed control

Humidity

Prevailing mean outdoor temperature

°C

Air speed

Metabolic rate

met

Clothing level

clo

Create custom ensemble

Dynamic predictive clothing

Outdoor air temperature (6 am) °C

LEED documentation

Space type

e.g. Office, classroom, etc.

Cooling Heating conditioning system in use

? Help

PMV

PPD

Sensation

Drybulb temperature at still air

°C

Cooling effect

°C

Air speed range

Psychrometric chart

NOTE: Method is applicable only for occupant-controlled naturally conditioned spaces that meet all of the following criteria: (a) There is no mechanical cooling system installed. No heating system is in operation; (b) Metabolic rates ranging from 1.0 to 1.3 met; and (c) Occupants are free to adapt their clothing to the indoor and/or outdoor thermal conditions within a range at least as wide as 0.5-1.0 clo.

To cite this webpage:
Hoyt Tyler, Schiavon Stefano, Piccioli Alberto, Moon Dustin, and Steinfeld Kyle, 2012, CBE Thermal Comfort Tool for ASHRAE-55. Center for the Built Environment, University of California Berkeley, http://cbe.berkeley.edu/comforttool/

CBE Thermal Comfort Tool for ASHRAE-55 developed by:
Tyler Hoyt, Stefano Schiavon, Alberto Piccioli, Dustin Moon and Kyle Steinfeld. Based on work at Center for the Built Environment. Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.