title: [Influencing factors and the research progress on forecasting and evaluating indoor thermal comfort].
abstract: The research progress on thermal comfort of indoor environment from the aspects of factors affecting indoor thermal environment, evaluating indices and evaluating means and so on were reviewed in this paper. It was suggested that further research should be done by means of forecasting and evaluating indoor thermal comfort applying the physiological parameters of Chinese residents and this should be done in a contextualized way.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Environmental Hygiene and Health Related Product Safety, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Xiuling
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: Guozhong
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zizhu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Dai
mesh_terms: D001831:Body Temperature / Q000502:physiology; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation / Q000502:physiology*; D003020:Clothing; D005544:Forecasting; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D006813:Humidity; D013696:Temperature