Multi Weather Clothing idea dates back to my university years. I thought about it due to lack of standards and technology lacking on active clothing. A person living in a modern city experiences large temperature differences within the same day. During winter when the weather is cold outside, the indoor temperatures are quite high. In winter one wears multiple cloths on top of each other. Therefore, the extra layers can be removed to adapt the warm environment. However, during summer the opposite is not true. One wears a single T-Shirt to adapt the warm weather outside. However, the indoors are cooled like a refrigerator and one doesn't have extra clothing to cover his/her body. One reason for the summer colds. Also, I sweat a lot and try to buy breathable clothing. Many companies claim their products are breathable, but hide how much.
I thought about an international standard called Multi Weather Clothing. It would create and update the values related with human anatomy and define the limits for human survival in different environments. For example: How much sweat different regions of a male or a female produce depending on the age and weight. What it the minimum and maximum temperatures that certain parts of the body can withstand. As a result, the limits of the human body will be created and updated continuously. The cloths will receive certifications according to their adaptability to different environments. For example: a cloth that can adapt its climate control between 20 and 35 degrees; between -10 and 10 degrees.
The climate control for daily use clothing would be achieved by selecting special fibers that change their shape at a certain temperature. The weaving count would also be altered for certain regions of the cloth to allow more air ventilation. At the moment many cloths claim they are good, but good is not an objective measure.
I also thought the standard would cover the protective cloths worn by fire fighters, divers and astronauts. A continuous standard based on the values of human anatomy extended from daily clothing to the outer space would be beneficial for everyone. The companies that develop real technologies would have measurable competition with one another on the eyes of the consumer. This would increase the sales and market value of these companies. At the moment who creates the most hype earns more. Let the objective numbers compete instead of the vague words "Used by NASA". The technology transfer between the consumer products and the extreme environment products of earth and outer space would increase. As a result, the consumers would get better products and the R&D costs are better distributed among the buyers.
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