Development of heat stress charts for older people under indoor environmental conditions

•Older people Standard Effective Temperature (SET) heat stress index is developed.•Validated bioheat model is used to set acceptable indoor exposure conditions.•Contours of SET, w and percentage water loss versus Tamb and RH are presented.•At Tamb 

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Published in:Energy and buildings 2020-10, Vol.224, p.110274, Article 110274
Main Authors: Itani, Mariam, Ghaddar, Nesreen, Ghali, Kamel, Laouadi, Abdelaziz
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Body water
Environmental conditions
Health risks
Heat
Heat stress
Heat stress index
Heat tolerance
Humidity
Indoor environments
Insulation
Morbidity
Older people
Older people thermal response
Physiology and thermoregulation under heat stress
Protective clothing
Relative humidity
Skin
Skin temperature
Standard effective temperature
Temperature
Water loss
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Summary:•Older people Standard Effective Temperature (SET) heat stress index is developed.•Validated bioheat model is used to set acceptable indoor exposure conditions.•Contours of SET, w and percentage water loss versus Tamb and RH are presented.•At Tamb 
ISSN:0378-7788
1872-6178
DOI:10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110274