Table 2 Comparative analysis of selected studies regarding thermal comfort and indoor air quality assessment and their findings
From: A review of the impact of shelter design on the health of displaced populations
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Method | Â | Findings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Research | Year | Shelter type | Location | Monitoring | Simulation | Thermal comfort surveys | Social survey | Evaluation | Thermal comfort/air quality | Health |
Manfield, 2004 | (2004) | Tent | Kosovo | • | • |  |  | Design | New insulated roofing solution performed better than the UNHCR winterized tent | – |
Crawford, 2005 | (2005) | Tent | Islamabad London Pristina |  | • |  |  | Design | UNHCR tent was unable to maintain heath inside without a heating source | – |
Saleh, 2012 | (2012) | Temporary shelter | Palestine |  | • | • |  | Shelter in use | Statistically significant difference between TSV and PMV | Extremely uncomfortable thermal conditions in summer and in winter |
Cornaro, 2015 | (2015) | Tent | Torino Palermo |  | • |  |  | Design | Insulation decreases the number of hours of cold discomfort but increases those of heath discomfort. The solution with insulation and shading offers the most acceptable conditions | – |
Obyn, 2015 | (2015) | Tent | Belgium Burkina Faso Luxembourg |  | • |  |  | Design | Overcooling during night and ground temperature were difficult to model | – |
Susanti, 2015 | (2015) | Tent | Indonesia | • |  | • |  | Shelter in use | Air temperature and velocity did not meet the standards ASHRAE-55 and ISO 7730 | Households were satisfied of their thermal environment |
Thapa, 2016 | (2016) | Temporary shelter | Nepal | • |  | • |  | Shelter in use | Low levels of thermal comfort were registered in autumn | – |
Albadra, 2017 | (2017) | T-shelter | Jordan | • | • | • | • | Shelter in use | High temperatures were registered in shelter. PMV underestimated the adaptive potential of the refugees | – |
Fosas, 2017 | (2017) | T-shelter | Jordan | • | • | • | • | Shelter in use | High surface temperatures. Unsatisfying thermal conditions especially in summer | Unsatisfying living conditions, especially in summer |
Thapa, 2018 | (2018) | Temporary shelters | Nepal | • |  | • |  | Shelter in use | Extreme indoor temperatures in summer and winter. Comfort temperature was highly correlated with the outdoor air temperature | Uncomfortable indoor temperatures |
Wang 2019 | (2019) | PHT | China |  | • |  |  | Design | Adding phase change materials to all shelter surface can improve indoor thermal conditions | – |
Tuladhar, 2020 | (2020) | IFRC shelter | 14 different location |  | • |  |  | Design | Indoor temperature in all simulated shelters exceeded the adaptive thermal comfort threshold | – |
Klansek, 2020 | (2020) | Temporary shelter | Bangladesh | • |  | • | • | Shelter in use |  | – |
Albadra | (2021) | Temporary shelter |  | • |  |  |  | Shelter in use | Indoor shelter conditions were characterized by insufficient ventilation, poor air quality and low thermal comfort | – |
Hamdan, 2021 | (2021) | Tent |  |  | • |  |  | Design | Natural ventilation and roof insulation can enhance the thermal performances of the UNHCR tent | – |