ladybug_comfort.clo module

Utility for estimating clothing level from temperature.

ladybug_comfort.clo.schiavon_clo(adapt_temp, max_clo=1, max_clo_temp=-5, min_clo=0.46, min_clo_temp=26)[source]

Estimate levels of clothing using a temperature to which a human subject adapts.

By default, this function derives clothing levels using a model developed by Schiavon, Stefano based on outdoor air temperature, which is implemented in the CBE comfort tool (https://comfort.cbe.berkeley.edu/).

The version of the model implemented here allows changing of the maximum and minimum clothing levels, which the Schiavon model sets at 1 and 0.46 respectively, and the temperatures at which these clothing levels occur, which the Schiavon model sets at -5 C and 26 C respectively.

Parameters

  • adapt_temp – A number representing the temperature to which the human subject adapts their clothing. This is typically the outdoor air temperature.

  • max_clo – A number for the maximum clo value that the human subject wears on the coldest days. (Default: 1 clo, per the original Schiavon clothing function).

  • max_clo_temp – A number for the temperature below which the _max_clo_ value is applied (in Celsius). (Default: -5 C, per the original Schiavon clothing function with outdoor temperature).

  • min_clo – A number for the minimum clo value that the human subject wears wears on the hotest days. (Default: 0.46 clo, per the original Schiavon clothing function).

  • min_clo_temp – A number for the temperature above which the _min_clo_ value is applied (in Celsius). (Default: 26 C, per the original Schiavon clothing function).

Returns

A number for the clothing level of the human subject in clo.