ASSESSMENT OF USER PERCEPTION ON THERMAL COMFORT IN PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING; A CASE STUDY OF MODIBBO ADAMA UNIVERSITY, YOLA CBT CENTRE.
Abstract
A field study was conducted in an Computer base test(CBT) Centre of Miodibbo Adama University
Yola, Adamawa State, to assess the user perception on thermal comfort. The sample size selected
through random male and female and staffs as well. The objective and self-reporting instrument were
used for data collection. The objective instrument involves physical measurement of the two lecture
theatres while the self-reporting instrument was a questionnaire that asks the student on thermal
sensation of the indoor climate of the centre. Thermal comfort parameter was measured to analyze the acceptability of the thermal comfort and
the results were analyzed using Microsoft Excel. The measured data include air temperature, mean
radiant temperature, relative humidity, air velocity, and personal variables. The response of the
occupant in the centre is to fulfilling the ASHRAE standard 55. This revealed that comfort is a subjective topic and as well, important for better performance in CBT
centr
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