Research on indoor thermal environment of the folk houses in the winter in the hot-summer and cold-winter climatic zone

Based on the field study on Huangjiagou village which is the typical settlement in the southern of Shanxi province, China, the general profile of buildings, the indoor thermal environments of the village were investigated by measuring and questionnaires simultaneously. The results revealed that: the indoor thermal environment and thermal comfort of housing were poor; the reasons of the poor indoor thermal environment were analyzed. At last, the measures of improving the indoor thermal environment were raised. It provided the theory and data basement of improving the indoor thermal environment and bringing about sustainable development of Bourg houses in hot summer and cold winter region.