jismart2019045: Thermal Comfort for Workers in Indonesia Based on Psychological Factors

Abstract

High energy consumption of air conditioners or AC requires efficiency through proper air temperature settings. Thermal comfort can be used as a basis for determining the air temperature. Thermal comfort values in this study were obtained based on psychological factors felt by respondents in an environment arranged in several temperature levels. This value is obtained through a questionnaire filled out by respondents after experiencing a certain environment. Temperature 25 degrees Celsius is concluded as the temperature with the highest comfort level that is not much different from the comfort at a temperature of 22 degrees Celsius. It was found that there was a large variation in thermal comfort values especially at temperatures of 22 and 25 degrees Celsius which showed that the assessment of the level of comfort especially in cold temperatures for each person was very diverse. To get better results on this topic, it is necessary to do a test that focuses on the temperature range between 22 to 28 degrees Celsius because in this study the temperature is only limited to a number of values so that comfort values at other temperatures cannot be seen specifically.