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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

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