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Energies, 2020 This study investigated the adaptations of traditional dwellings to the complex regional microclimate in southern Zhejiang, China. Typical traditional dwellings in a village in the foothills and a village on the mid-slopes of Zhejiang’s alpine ...
Ruifeng Zheng +4 more
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Frontiers in Built EnvironmentThis study examines the impact of Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) on guest comfort and satisfaction in former Green Building Index (GBI)-certified green hotels in Malaysia’s historic cities, including Kuala Lumpur, Melaka, and Penang. With many hotels
Hayder Saadoon Abdulaali +4 more
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Spaces in-between impacts on indoor environment and energy efficiency in dwellings [PDF]
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2019 Throughout history, it has always been recognised that the spaces in-between in dwellings have the advantage of working as environmental buffer spaces.
Ribeiro Catarina F. T. +2 more
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Design and low energy ventilation solutions for atria in the tropics [PDF]
, 2012 A generic atrium building was designed to incorporate low energy solutions and features of both vernac ular and contemporary South Asian architecture. To achieve low energy and comfort within the atrium space, some key design variables were examined by ...
Abdullah, Abd Halid, Wang, Fan
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Applied SciencesThis study presents a significant advancement in LED interior lighting through the development and application of Asymmetric Lens–Total Internal Reflection (AL–TIR) optics, with a focus on enhancing lighting uniformity and indoor comfort by simulating ...
Duong Thi Giang +2 more
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Sensors, 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 +5 more
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Land, 2023 Climate change has reduced the comfort of community environments, and there is an urgent need to improve the health and well-being of low-income residents through design and technical measures. Therefore, this paper conducts research in the context of an
Yuqing Zhang +5 more
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Personalized Ambience: An Integration of Learning Model and Intelligent Lighting Control [PDF]
, 2016 The number of households and offices adopting automation system is on the rise. Although devices and actuators can be controlled through wireless transmission, they are mostly static with preset schedules, or at different times it requires human ...
Keoh, Sye Loong, Yin, Xiangwei
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BuildingsThis 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 ...
Aya Baba, Isam Shahrour, Mutasim Baba
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A technical framework to describe occupant behavior for building energy simulations [PDF]
, 2020 Green buildings that fail to meet expected design performance criteria indicate that technology alone does not guarantee high performance. Human influences are quite often simplified and ignored in the design, construction, and operation of buildings ...
Hong, Tianzhen, Turner, William JN
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