Abstract
Observations were made daily and seasonally for one year to determine how residents of estate select their thermal environment in the immediate outdoor surroundings. Photographs were taken to see which locations were generally preferred by people and the local climates of those locations were measured. In the categories of sun and wind, the environments were separated into shady or sunny locations, and into calm, breezy or windy locations, respectively. As a result, concerning adults and children, we found that on spring mornings they both selected sunny locations under all wind conditions, and on summer mornings and summer afternoons, they both selected shady locations under all wind conditions. However, concerning adults on autumn mornings, and concerning children on autumn afternoons, we found that they also selected shady locations under all wind conditions. Also, concerning adults and children on heating period mornings and afternoons, and concerning adults on spring afternoons, we found that they selected thermal environments with comfortable combinations of sun and wind conditions. For example, on heating period mornings and afternoons, adults selected shady and sunny locations under calm conditions, but only sunny locations under breezy or windy conditions. Concerning adults on autumn afternoons, and concerning children on spring afternoons and autumn mornings, we found that the thermal environments selected were locations with all possible combinations of sun and wind conditions.
