IMPORTANT - This version of the tool (v2.0.0) complies with the ASHRAE 55 2017 Standard. This version is no longer supported and may contain errors that have been fixed in newer releases. Please visit the CHANGELOG page to find out more.
With this application you can upload a large set of comfort parameters and this tool will automatically calculate the thermal comfort indexes.
Step 1 - Please download either the SI or IP unit template using the following links: IP-unit template, SI-unit template.
Step 2 - Open the downloaded .csv file. Each column represents an unique input parameter. It's important that the name of each column remains unchanged. For your reference each template contains some example data, please replace them with your data. If you do not have data for a certain parameter, simply fill all the rows with a representative constant value. For example, if you conducted the study in a office and did not log the metabolic rate, you may enter a constant value of 1.2 in the "Metabolic rate [met]" column. Every row must contain a value for each parameter.
Step 3 - Select the file to upload by clicking on the "Choose File" button below. Then press the "Upload File" button. The algorithm will automatically calculated the following indexes: