What do you do to remain comfortable in your home?
What do you do to remain comfortable in your home?
If you’re like the American citizen scientists who reported information about their home climate, you make it as close as possible to the outdoor climate of west central Kenya, according to a new North Carolina State University study.
The survey of U.S. indoor climate preferences in 37 states shows that, on average, Americans keep their home climate similar to the outdoor climate of northeast Africa, with outdoor conditions in west central Kenya the most similar to conditions in American homes. That generally means that it’s warm inside with low humidity.
“We wanted to understand more about climate analogs, or how similar or dissimilar our home climates are to outdoor climates,” said Michael Just, an NC State postdoctoral researcher and corresponding author of a paper describing the research. “Why do we set indoor conditions the way we do and why are these settings comfortable to us?”
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