In hot and humid climates, it is known that air speed plays an important role in thermal comfort, promoting heat exchange between our skin and the environment. With this in mind, this paper evaluates the effect of higher air speed values (0.20 - 1.35 m / s) on occupants' thermal comfort in mixed-mode classrooms (air conditioned + ceiling fans) located in a hot and humid climate. To this end, questionnaires were administered simultaneously to instrumental measurements (air temperature, globe temperature, air speed and humidity). Results suggest that occupants of air-conditioned indoor environments in hot and humid climates could accept, and even prefer, air speed values above 0.90 m/s, but only if they're associated with higher temperature set-points (25-28 ºC).
Thermal comfort; Air movement; Hybrid-mode cooling
