Comfort needs, which include thermal, visual and acoustical, can reduce energy consumption.
The VRU must become an active, integrated element in the ITS, addressing safety, mobility and travel comfort needs of VRUs.
It has the purpose of identifying desirable adaptations of structure to meet human comfort needs under specific climatological conditions.
Workers' experience and comfort needs for hearing protection were investigated through a questionnaire that established the "comfort indices" for hearing protection.
The utilisation of stereotypical user representations of older people raises questions, given that older people's thermal comfort needs can be highly diverse.
A definition of the three dimensions, specifically addressing pedestrian comfort, can be found in [25], where the comfort needs of pedestrians in high density and high complexity urban scenarios are discussed.
In the proposed scheme the galvanized iron roof is given 0% rating and the roof satisfying the comfort needs for the given climate is rated as 100%.
The research project PROMPT, focussing on pedestrian comfort needs, shows the importance of considering individual characteristics such as age, gender and state of health, especially in the connection with mobility impairments, as essential factors for assessing comfort.
A solid data basis for assessing comfort needs to provide information on the other vulnerable road user groups as well, and it should allow cross-country comparisons at the European level.
Options for modifications will allow an individualised approach based on comfort, needs and preferences, in both the class and the home-practice DVD.
