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Adaptation to climate change and thermal comfort
, 2015 International negotiations on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions turn out to be ineffective more and more, which means that global warming is not very likely to be stopped in a manageable period of time. Therefore adaptation to climate change increasingly becomes an important topic in planning and decision-making.
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Adaptation of Minahasan architectural local wisdom to thermal comfort in resorts on Bangka Island
ARTEKS : Jurnal Teknik ArsitekturBangka Island has challenges in tropical climate development such as limitations in the selection of efficient materials and energy, thus requiring a building concept that is adaptive to the climate.
Leidy Magrid Rompas +2 more
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BuildingsBuildings account for a substantial share of global energy use, with cooling and heating systems contributing significantly to this demand. Conventional fixed setpoint temperatures overlook occupants’ thermal adaptability, often resulting in unnecessary ...
So Hyeon Jeong +3 more
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Adaptive model and the adaptive mechanisms for thermal comfort in Japanese dwellings
Energy and Buildings, 2019 Abstract In order to quantify the seasonal differences in the comfort temperature and to develop a domestic adaptive model for Japanese dwellings, thermal measurements, a thermal comfort survey, and an occupant behaviour survey were conducted for 4 years in the living and bedrooms of dwellings in the Kanto region of Japan.
H.B. Rijal, M.A. Humphreys, J.F. Nicol
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Frontiers in Sustainable CitiesIntroductionEnhancing the capacity of residential buildings for maintaining thermal comfort under changing climate conditions is crucial to reducing energy demand and increasing urban resilience.
Daniel Jato-Espino +4 more
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Indoor EnvironmentsThe aim of this study is to propose a method that can evaluates the psychological components of thermal comfort. It involves the enhancement of some thermal comfort models, with the objective of linking the qualitative components of these models to their
Tosin Omoya +3 more
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Towards Online Personalized-Monitoring of Human Thermal Sensation Using Machine Learning Approach
Applied Sciences, 2019 Thermal comfort and sensation are important aspects of building design and indoor climate control, as modern man spends most of the day indoors. Conventional indoor climate design and control approaches are based on static thermal comfort/sensation ...
Ali Youssef +3 more
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THERMAL COMFORT STUDY OF TEACHERS' ROOM AT SEKOLAH BINA MULIA PONTIANAK
Langkau Betang: Jurnal Arsitektur, 2014 Thermal comfort is one of the important aspects to ensure the comfort of a building. School building, e.g. Sekolah Bina Mulia, Pontianak is used for education activities for about eight hours a day.
Albert Suryajaya, Tri Wibowo Caesariadi
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Field assessment of thermal comfort and mixed-mode operation in a mediterranean university dormitory
Frontiers in Built EnvironmentThermal comfort in student housing affects wellbeing and cooling energy, yet evidence from Mediterranean dormitories is scarce. This field study benchmarks thermal sensation votes from a Northern Cyprus student housing against adaptive comfort criteria ...
Bertug Ozarisoy +2 more
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The naturalness effect: A global open-database analysis of ventilated and mechanically cooled spaces [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesA key but insufficiently examined phenomenon in thermal comfort is the "naturalness effect", the tendency for occupants to perceive naturally ventilated (NV) environments as more comfortable than air-conditioned (AC) ones under similar thermal conditions.
Tak Mohammad Saleh Nikoopayan +1 more
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