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Providing a methodology for evaluating indoor thermal comfort with a focus on children; this book presents an in-depth examination of childrenrsquo;s perceptions of comfort. Divided into two sections; it first presents a history of thermal comfort; the human body and environmental parameters; common thermal comfort indexes; and guidelines for creating questionnaires to assess childrenrsquo;s perceptions of indoor thermal comfort. It then describes their understanding of the concepts of comfort and energy; and the factors that influence that perception. In this context; it takes into account the psychological and pedagogical aspects of thermal comfort judgment; as well as architectural and environmental characteristics and equips readers with the knowledge needed to effectively investigate childrenrsquo;s perspectives on environmental ergonomics.The research field of indoor thermal comfort adopts; on the one hand; physical parameter measurements and comfort indexes (e.g. Predicted Mean Vote (PMV) or adaptive comfort); and on the other; an ergonomic assessment in the form of questionnaires. However the latter can offer only limited insights into the issue of comfort; as children often use different terms than adults to convey their experience of thermal comfort. The books aims to address this lack of understanding with regard to childrenrsquo;s perceptions of indoor thermal comfort.The book is intended for HVAC engineers and researchers; architects and researchers interested in thermal comfort and the built environment. It also provides a useful resource for environmental psychologists; medical and cognitive researchers.