In search of the comfortable indoor environment : a comparison of the utility of objective and subjective indicators of indoor comfort

Assessing the relative utility of subjective and objective indicators of perceived comfort of indoor environements was the aim of that paper. Physical environmental variables such as temperature, relative humidity and noise level, were measured in a hospital setting and patients and staff rated their perception of the indoor environment. It appeared with regression analyses that the subjective sensory ratings were better than objective indicators for the prediction of the overall rated indoor comfort.