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Indoor Environmental Quality for Comfort Learning Environments: Case Study of Palestinian School Buildings

open access: yesBuildings
This research evaluates the quality of the indoor environment and comfort of Palestinian public schools. The importance of this study is related to the pivotal role of indoor environmental quality (IEQ) on students’ health, well-being, and academic ...
Isam Shahrour, Shahrour Isam
exaly   +4 more sources

Adaptive lighting comfort in the classrooms of educational building and student hostel rooms [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2020
The comfort level of occupants inside a building depends on various indoor environment factors like thermal comfort, indoor air quality, and indoor lighting quality.
Yarramsetty Subbarao   +2 more
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Lighting preferences in office spaces concerning the indoor thermal environment

open access: yesFrontiers of Architectural Research, 2021
The accurate prediction of the visual comfort zone in an indoor environment is difficult as it depends on many parameters. This is especially the case for large compact urban areas in which the density and shadow from neighboring buildings can limit the ...
Rima Fayaz, Somayeh Asadi
exaly   +3 more sources

Indoor Light Environment Comfort Evaluation Method Based on Deep Learning and Evoked Potentials

open access: yesBuildings
The optimal indoor lighting comfort can enhance physical and mental health and improve work efficiency. The traditional methods for evaluating lighting comfort have problems such as limited data analysis and poor subjectivity.
Sheng Miao   +4 more
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Design and Development of a Nearable Wireless System to Control Indoor Air Quality and Indoor Lighting Quality

open access: yesSensors, 2017
The article describes the results of the project “open source smart lamp” aimed at designing and developing a smart object able to manage and control the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) of the built environment.
Francesco Salamone   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

An Extensive Collection of Evaluation Indicators to Assess Occupants’ Health and Comfort in Indoor Environment

open access: yesAtmosphere, 2020
Today, the effects of the indoor environment on occupants’ health and comfort represent a very important topic and requires a holistic approach in which the four main environmental factors (thermal comfort, air quality, acoustics, and lighting ...
Fabio Fantozzi   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Influence of Sun Shading Devices on Energy Efficiency, Thermal Comfort and Lighting Comfort in a Warm Semi-Arid Dry Mediterranean Climate

open access: yesBuildings
The dry Mediterranean climate (BShs) is the European region with the highest number of hours of sunshine per year. The high annual solar radiation makes sun shading devices necessary to comply with current energy efficiency standards.
CARLOS Pérez-Carramiñana   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Occupant seating optimization to reduce lighting energy consumption and improve comfort [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2022
occupant presence and behavior are non-negligible factors affecting building energy consumption. It should be emphasized: guaranteed building core functions is a prerequisite for energy saving.
Lian Linwen, Xie Hui, Song Yuanyuan
doaj   +1 more source

A Study of Optimal Specifications for Light Shelves with Photovoltaic Modules to Improve Indoor Comfort and Save Building Energy [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021
Recent studies on light shelves found that building energy efficiency could be maximized by applying photovoltaic (PV) modules to light shelf reflectors. Although PV modules generate a substantial amount of heat and change the consumption of indoor heating and cooling energy, performance evaluations carried out thus far have not considered these ...
Heangwoo Lee, Xiaolong Zhao, Janghoo Seo
openaire   +2 more sources

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