Research on Winter Indoor Thermal Environment of Courtyard House with Chinese Kang in North China

In south Shaanxi mountainous areas,the courtyard house with Chinese Kang is one kind of typical residential building.In this paper,taking this kind of courtyard house as the research object,the study on winter indoor thermal environment based on on-site test was carried out.In detail,with the traditional envelope insulation practice in courtyard house in south Shaanxi,the quantitative assessment on the Kang's impacts on indoor thermal environment was presented,and the Kang's contribution to thermal environment and its significance for winter heating in north courtyard houses were pointed out.Furthermore,through analysis,it was concluded that the residences' living habit was also an important factor that impacted the indoor thermal environment.