READ ME File For 'Wet globe bulb data sets' Dataset DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/D1428 ReadMe Author: Louise Sawyer, University of Southampton ORCID ID: 0000-0001-7730-5118 This dataset supports the thesis entitled 'Sustainability benefits of energy behaviour change in a NHS Trust' AWARDED BY: University of Southampton DATE OF AWARD: 2020 DESCRIPTION OF THE DATA Wet globe bulb data sets, gathered from 2 x Delta OHM MD32.3 WBGT (Wet Bulb Globe Temperature) monitor located in three an older persons' acute care wards in a NHS community hospital. As the intervention wards are occupied by older persons in-patients, a standard clothing insulation level (Clo = 1) was used, which corresponds to the insulating value of clothing needed to maintain a person in comfort sitting at rest in a room with an average temperature of 21°C. Similarly, a metabolic rate (met) setting of 1 was used, which represented seated and relaxed in accordance with BS EN ISO 7730: 2005. The monitors were set to single measurement with a sampling frequency of fifteen seconds. Date of data collection: The WGBT data was gathered on pre-intervention (22nd August 2017) and post intervention (2nd April 2018). Geographic location of data collection: South of England Licence: CC BY Related projects/Funders:NA Related publication:Noisy and restless: 24 h in an NHS community hospital ward, a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the patient environment Date that the file was created: June, Year