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Indoor Air Quality Assessment in a Radiantly Cooled Tropical Building: a Case Study

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2015
Background: Many studies have been conducted to assess the indoor air quality (IAQ) of buildings throughout the world because it is closely related to comfort, safety and work productivity of occupants.
Qi Jie KWONG, Nor Mariah ADAM, Tezara CIONITA, Vijay R RAGHAVAN, Mohd Fareq ABD MALEK   +4 more
doaj  

Analysis of the Interplay between Indoor Air Quality and Thermal Comfort in University Classrooms for Enhanced HVAC Control

Energies
While aspects of indoor environmental quality, such as thermal comfort, indoor air quality (IAQ), acoustic, and visual comfort, are usually studied separately, their interactions are crucial yet often overlooked. Understanding how these factors influence
Giulia Lamberti, Francesco Leccese, Giacomo Salvadori   +2 more
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Improving Indoor Air Quality through Standardization

Standards, 2023
Human beings experience a large fraction of their exposure to air pollutants in indoor environments. Air pollution is a large environmental health risk, and exposure to ambient air pollution and indoor air pollution contribute equally to the total number
John Saffell, Sascha Nehr
doaj   +1 more source

An Approach for HVAC Operational Improvement Using Machine Learning Models to Achieve a Comfortable Indoor Thermal Environment and Air Quality

JAPAN ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW, Volume 9, Issue 1, January–December 2026.
ABSTRACT Optimizing HVAC operation in buildings while maintaining thermal comfort and indoor air quality (IAQ) is a major challenge. This study presents a framework that combines Gaussian Process Regression (GPR) models with an exhaustive search method to improve HVAC operation.
Rino Kobayashi, Yasuyuki Shiraishi, Fujio Tamura, Masahiro Yamamoto, Sae Senda   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of traffic related air pollution effects on indoor air quality in educational buildings

Scientific Reports
This study assesses the impact of traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) on indoor air quality (IAQ) within a Riyadh school. The main objectives are to pinpoint factors influencing IAQ and to evaluate the effectiveness of existing ventilation and ...
Fahad K. Alqahtani, Yousif I. Deeb, Mohamed Sherif, Ahmed Gouda Mohamed   +3 more
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The Rapid Progress of Climate Change Requires Effective Concepts for Protecting People Indoors

WIREs Climate Change, Volume 17, Issue 1, January/February 2026.
As climate change progresses, society is increasingly exposed to extreme weather events. It is therefore necessary to adapt our buildings, housing infrastructure, and logistics to protect people and provide them with an appropriate living environment. ABSTRACT According to the latest forecasts from the United Nations, it is highly likely that we will ...
Tunga Salthammer, Lidia Morawska
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation of Ventilation Performance to Improve the Indoor Air Quality of Institutional Kitchens

Journal of Daylighting
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is a significant health determinant in the building environment. Ventilation plays a significant role in providing comfortable working conditions and securing contaminant removal from indoor spaces.
Jesna Mathew, Gnanasambandam Subbaiyan
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Air-conditioned university laboratories: Comparing CO2 measurement for centralized and split-unit systems

Journal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences, 2017
Universities are designed for higher education learning, and improving university indoor air quality (IAQ) is essential to the enhanced performances of students and staff members alike.
M. Hussin, M.R. Ismail, M.S. Ahmad
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Improving Summer Thermal Comfort in Renovated Buildings Through Passive Strategies: A Chongqing Case Study

Advances in Civil Engineering, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
This study aims to bridge the research gap in thermal optimization for urban micro‐renewal by proposing an integrated approach that combines natural factors with functional requirements. Through field experiments and DesignBuilder simulations (validated with local climate data), we evaluated a typical building in Chongqing, China, under summer hot ...
Wenwei Wang, Tao Wang, Yaohong Zhang, Guoqiang He, Daozhan Qiu, Dekai Song, Yanjun Li, Xia Bian   +7 more
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Phase Change Materials in Energy Systems: Performance, Reliability, Life Cycle Evidence, and Design Guidelines

International Journal of Energy Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Despite the growing maturity of solid–liquid phase change material (PCM) research, deployable latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) systems remain constrained by a disconnect between material‐level advances and application‐level performance under realistic operating conditions.
Abdellatif M. Sadeq, Mohamed Bechir Ben Hamida, Raad Z. Homod, Hussein Togun, Farhan Lafta Rashid, Bilal Naji Alhasnawi, Atef El Khatib, Mudhar A. Al-Obaidi, Hussam Abdulrasool Hasan, Mohamed Kezzar, Amr Sayed Hassan Abdallah, Barun Haldar   +11 more
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