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Past<br />
• Charles Webb (Building Research Establishment UK) is regarded by<br />
Michael Humphreys as the originator of the adaptive comfort concept<br />
• Conducted longitudinal field studies in Singapore, Baghdad, north India<br />
and north London during the 1960s<br />
• From these diverse field studies Webb noticed that his sample of<br />
building occupants seemed to be most comfortable in the mean<br />
temperatures to which they were exposed. He suggested that they had<br />
adapted to their indoor climates