Temperature and Humidity as Indexes of Living Environment in Temporary Housing

An evidence-based study on observation data in Miyako city, Iwate prefecture

Abstract

This study aims at evaluation of living environment in temporary housing that assumed by temperature and humidity as indexes. The observation is conducted in 3 architectural types of temporary housing in Miyako city, Iwate prefecture, Japan. The types of temporary housing have mainly controlled the slight difference in the daily variations of temperature and humidity, which is caused by the quantity of insulation. In temporary housing which has less insulation, the high temperature in summer days and the large difference of temperature in the house in winter are potentially capable of causing the heat stroke and the stroke, respectively, to residents.