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This paper proposes the development of a test protocol, based on American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE 1990) and ASHRAE (2004), that can be used to evaluate the thermal comfort performance of a residential HVAC system as installed within a single-family home.  Thermal comfort criteria of both standards as well as guidelines from Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA 1995) are discussed and additional criteria, necessary to evaluate the thermal comfort performance of a house through space and time, are proposed.  The purpose is to enable designers to compare and optimize systems using a universal rating scale for thermal comfort performance.  Measured data from various field investigations are used to illustrate issues with measurement techniques and analysis.

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