10/09/2026
On a warm Sunday morning in Alibaug, I sat on a verandah surrounded by still, humid April air. The temperature read 27°C, but it felt pleasant. The next morning, back in my Mumbai office, the same 27°C felt stifling. Almost instinctively, I reached for the AC remote.
Thermal comfort is psychological, not just physical.
In a recent op-ed, Partner Vaishali Mangalvedhekar explores how our expectations, conditioning, and surroundings shape how we experience temperature and why comfort is about more than just a number on a thermostat.
Read the full article through the link in our bio.
[thermal comfort, adaptive comfort, climate responsive design, human comfort, passive design, heat resilience, sustainable architecture, environmental design, Indian architecture, thermal perception]