ABSTRACT
The two principal sections of this chapter deal primarily with physiology, while each also acknowledges psychological influences, which are not always adequately valued. It is self-evident that any discussion of environmental comfort and well-being within buildings is bound to bring into play a certain complexity with both subjective and objective facets. Despite many attempts at quantification, with tools and guidelines of widely varying sophistication, people inevitably adopt individualistic attitudes and responses to their surroundings. One person's comfort can be another's discomfort in identical spaces even though the level of clothing and activity is the same.
