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Indoor thermal environments in Chinese residential buildings responding to the diversity of climates [PDF]
, 2018 China has a diversity of climates and a unique historic national heating policy which greatly affects indoor thermal environment and the occupants’ thermal response.
Costanzo, Vincenzo +4 more
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ArchitectureContemporary housing design practices in Erbil’s hot–dry climate remain understudied with respect to indoor thermal comfort performance. This study evaluates indoor thermal comfort in traditional and contemporary dwellings in Erbil, Iraq, a hot–dry ...
Shilan Tariq Ibrahim, Hardi K. Abdullah
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Well-being, work comfort and food security are better than maximizing production in the Amazon [PDF]
, 2008 In the Amazon, slash and burn is the most common technique used by American-Indians, small farmers and even big ranches to transform forests into rural landscapes.
Barbosa, T.M.F. +7 more
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Climatic potential for natural ventilation [PDF]
, 2015 Naturally ventilated buildings have been widely adopted, because they may increase user satisfaction and well-being while reducing energy consumption due to HVAC systems.
Causone, Francesco
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Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment SystemsThis study focuses on passive measures for thermal comfort in social interest housing in the Departamento del Magdalena, Colombia. The global context emphasises the importance of energy savings, especially in the construction sector, responsible for 40 ...
Adalberto Ospino +2 more
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Impact of urban geometry on indoor air temperature and cooling energy consumption in traditional and formal urban environments [PDF]
, 2018 The file attached to this record is the author's final peer reviewed version. The Publisher's final version can be found by following the URI link.This study explores the effect of outdoor microclimatic environment on indoor conditions in a tropical ...
Sharmin, Tania, Steemers, Koen
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Thermal comfort guidelines for production spaces within multi-storey garment factories located in Bangladesh [PDF]
, 2019 This research presents extensive field data on indoor thermal conditions along with workers' comfort votes taken at their workstations within three existing multi-storied garment factories during the three seasons (cool-dry, hot-dry and warm-humid) of ...
Ford, B. +7 more
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Impact of climate conditions on the performance of adaptive air handling unit
International Journal of ThermofluidsThermal comfort inside the Building space, houses, and offices are controlled by using the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. To reduce energy consumption and achieve optimal performance, building automation plays a crucial role ...
Madhwesh N +2 more
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Robustness study of a flexible zero-energy house [PDF]
, 2011 The U.S. Department of Energy launched the 5th Solar-Decathlon-competition, defying student teams from all over the world to conceive a house powered exclusively by the sun.
De Paepe, Michel +4 more
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Advances to ASHRAE Standard 55 to encourage more effective building practice [PDF]
, 2020 ASHRAE Standard 55 has been evolving in recent years to encourage more sustainable building designs and operational practices. A series of changes address issues for which past design practice has been deficient or overly constrained. Some of the changes
Arens, Edward +7 more
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