HISTORICAL TRANSITION OF THE METHODS OF VOTINGS IN RESEARCHES ON EVALUATION OF THERMAL ENVIRONMENT : Methods of local thermal sensation votings in the foreign literatures

The methods of votings on local thermal sensation were classified for almost all of the foreign literatures in the related areas. (1) Dichotomous choice methods were also used for local sensation. (2) The opposite categories of 'Fresh' and 'Drafty' could be the same, 'Stuffy'. (3) Air movement sensation were classified into sensation of comfort, freshness, physical properties, and draft. (4) Sensation of perspiration was made much of by Houghten and been come back since the 80's. (5) Bedford originally used a scale of sensation of humidity. Jennings separated a scale of sensation of humidity from one of degree of perspiration.