Table 4 Variable coding conventions, including basic identifiers, building information, subject’s personal information, and subjective thermal comfort information.

A1. Code

Unit-Class-Number (For example: XAUAT-1st-0001)

A2. Date

Year-Month-Day-Hour (YYYY-MM-DD-HH)

A3. Data Contributor

Provide data researcher

A4. Season

Summer Season, Winter Season, and Transition Season

A5. City

City of the study was done

A6. Climate Zone

Severe Cold Zone (SC), Cold Zone (C), Hot Summer & Cold Winter Zone (HSCW), Hot Summer & Warm Winter Zone (HSWW), Mild Zone (M)

B1. Building Type

Office, Dormitory, Residential, Educational, Others

B2. Building Function

(Bedroom, Living Room, Office, Laboratory….)

B3. Floors

The floor where the research room is located

B4. Building Operation Mode

HVAC (including Radiant System and Convective System), Mixed Mode, Naturally Ventilated, Others

B5. Room Size

The length, width, and height of the room (m)

C1. Sex

Male, Female, Undefined

C2. Age

Age of the subjects

C3. Height

Height of the subjects (cm)

C4. Wight

Weight of the subjects (kg)

C5. Living Years

The number of years of the subjects lived in the survey city

D1. Thermal Sensation Vote

ASHRAE thermal sensation vote, from -3 (cold) to +3 (hot)

D2. Thermal Comfort Vote

Very comfortable (0), Comfortable (1), Just comfortable (2), Just uncomfortable (3), Uncomfortable (4), Very uncomfortable (5)

D3. Thermal Acceptability Vote

Unacceptable (-1), Just unacceptable (-0.01), Just acceptable (0.01), acceptable (1)

D4. Thermal Preference

Cooler, No change, Warmer

D5. Clothing Insulation

Intrinsic clothing ensemble insulation of the subjects (clo)

D6. Metabolic Rate

Activity status at the time of the survey (met), refer to ASHRAE 55-2020¹³