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A technical framework to describe occupant behavior for building energy simulations [PDF]
, 2020 Green buildings that fail to meet expected design performance criteria indicate that technology alone does not guarantee high performance. Human influences are quite often simplified and ignored in the design, construction, and operation of buildings ...
Hong, Tianzhen, Turner, William JN
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BuildingsBuilding façades traditionally focus on enhancing indoor environmental quality and improving energy performance, but undermine their influence on Outdoor Environmental Comfort (OEC), including thermal, acoustic, and visual conditions.
Zahida Khan, Mehdi Ghiai
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COMFORT PROVIDING SYSTEMS IN SPACES WITH ACOUTIC INSULATION [PDF]
Scientific Journal of Silesian University of Technology. Series Transport, 2014 High capacities of currently available devices for sound registering and processing have generated a need for sound insulated spaces dedicated to exchange of confidential information.
Grzegorz KLEKOT
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Thermal comfort and indoor air quality on end-user satisfaction level evaluation in a Nearly Zero Carbon neighbourhood [PDF]
, 2016 End-user satisfaction studies in residential buildings has to be approached combining the user’s perspective and technical criteria to consider the complex interactions influencing the building energy performance.
Himpe, Eline +2 more
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Journal of DaylightingMulti-purpose halls are halls where many different activities, such as music, theater, speech, and shows, can be performed in the same space. Recently, multi-purpose halls illuminated with daylight have been frequently seen.
Sevda Şeko +3 more
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Integrating user-centred design in the development of a silent speech interface based on permanent magnetic articulography [PDF]
, 2015 : A new wearable silent speech interface (SSI) based on Permanent Magnetic Articulography (PMA) was developed with the involvement of end users in the design process.
Bai, Jie +8 more
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Noise Mapping, 2016 Taking the soundscape approach to a study of the Library of Birmingham, this paper explored acoustic comfort in modern public libraries and measured the quality of the perceived sound environment, focusing on the appropriateness of the spatial ...
Xiao Jieling, Aletta Francesco
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Vehicle for civil helicopter ride quality research [PDF]
, 1975 A research aircraft for investigating the factors involved in civil helicopter operations was developed for NASA Langley Research Center. The aircraft is a reconfigured 17000 kg (36000 lb) military transport helicopter.
Schlegel, R. G., Snyder, W. J.
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Environmental determinants of student comfort in an activity room
Environmental Research CommunicationsThis study examines the contributions of thermal, acoustic, and luminous environments to students’ comprehensive comfort in university activity rooms.
Xuechuan Geng +4 more
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Case Studies in Thermal EngineeringThe visual, acoustic, and thermal environments significantly influence human perception, nevertheless, their cumulative impacts in coastal greenways under moderate oceanic monsoon climate remain unexplored. Therefore, this research examined the impact of
Ruirui Zhu +5 more
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