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Thermal comfort investigation of an outdoor air-conditioned area in a hot and arid environment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Thermal comfort in hot and arid outdoor environments is an industrial challenging field. An outdoor air-conditioned area was designed and built to host sport and social events during summers 2014 and 2015 in Qatar. This article presents a thermal comfort
ANSI/ASHRAE 55a   +11 more
core   +3 more sources

Seasonal Analysis Comparison of Three Air-Cooling Systems in Terms of Thermal Comfort, Air Quality and Energy Consumption for School Buildings in Mediterranean Climates

open access: yesEnergies, 2021
Efficient air-cooling systems for hot climatic conditions, such as Southern Europe, are required in the context of nearly Zero Energy Buildings, nZEB. Innovative air-cooling systems such as regenerative indirect evaporative coolers, RIEC and desiccant ...
María Jesús Romero-Lara   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Parametric Modelling and Traditional Architecture: Improving the thermal comfort of the traditional courtyard house in Morocco

open access: yesMATEC Web of Conferences, 2018
The traditional courtyard house of the Mediterranean Basin has been viewed as a complex regulating system that creates a microclimate which historically worked, and still works, in a passive way to provide acceptable thermal comfort in summer.
El Harrouni Khalid   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Climate and Agriculture Tourism in the City of Ghaen [PDF]

open access: yesZirā̒at va Fanāvarī-i Za̒farān, 2015
Climate is an important factor in the development of industrial tourism. The group travels to heal with climate. Elevation, moderate temperature and suitability of landscape are factors that are required to consider as conditions for tourism.
morteza esmailnejad
doaj   +1 more source

Physical performance and durability evaluation of rubberized concrete [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The main objective of this research is to develop rubberized concrete with achievable structural strength using simple mix design. Simple mix design is a description by using the crumb rubber, used as in condition just received from the plant without
Md Noor, Nurazuwa
core  

An Investigation toward Tourism Climate Potentials in the Cities of the Sabalan Hillside [PDF]

open access: yesنشریه جغرافیا و برنامه‌ریزی, 2018
Suitable climate is a natural resource and economic wealth for tourism. It also can be considered as an element which provides some attractions for tourists and thereby can increase the number of tourists and satisfaction.
Ali Panahi, Alireza Satari
doaj   +1 more source

Use of fabric membrane topology as an intermediate environment modifier [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
This paper describes the pattern of airflow around membrane structures, and how they along with the form of the structure itself affect the ventilation rates within their enclosures or their immediate vicinity.
Chilton, John   +2 more
core  

Environmental aspects of tensile membrane enclosed spaces [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Buildings enclosed by fabric membranes are very sensitive to changes in environmental conditions as a result of their low mass and low thermal insulation values.
Chilton, John   +2 more
core  

Пути улучшения качества архитектурной среды жилых районов [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The modern city is a complex socio-economic organism. The state of the environment is one of the most pressing economic, scientific-technical and social problems.
Sabyrbayeva, L.   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Effect of Weave Structure on Thermo-Physiological Properties of Cotton Fabrics

open access: yesAUTEX Research Journal, 2015
This paper aims to investigate the relationship between fabric weave structure and its comfort properties. The two basic weave structures and four derivatives for each selected weave structure were studied.
Ahmad Sheraz   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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