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Advancing indoor environmental quality in African countries: A call to action for awareness, research, and policy

open access: yesIndoor Environments
Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ), including indoor air quality (IAQ), thermal comfort, lighting, and noise, is a critical determinant of health, well-being, and productivity.
Oluyemi Toyinbo   +16 more
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Experimental and Simulation Analysis of IEQ and Energy Demand in an Office Building in Northern Greece [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences
The present study aims to assess both the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and the energy demand of an office building in Kozani, Western Macedonia, Greece.
Papadopoulos Giannis, Panaras Giorgos
doaj   +1 more source

Janelas: análise sistemica para desempenho ambiental [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Tecnologico, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Produção, Florianópolis, 1997.O trabalho tem o sentido de servir como ferramenta para o ensino e o estudo de janelas e também de ser
Tibiriça, Antonio Cleber Gonçalves
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Field study on thermal comfort in a UK primary school

open access: yes
This paper presents findings from a field survey in a naturally ventilated primary school building in Southampton, UK. The study included thermal comfort surveys and simultaneous measurements of indoor environmental variables.
James, P.A.B.   +3 more
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Predicting adaptive responses - simulating occupied environments

open access: yes, 2006
Simulation of building performance is increasingly being used in design practice to predict comfort of occupants in finished buildings. This is an area of great uncertainty: what actions does a person take when too warm or suffering from glare; how is ...
Nichol, J.F.   +5 more
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Fade Lighting Control Method for Visual Comfort and Energy Saving

open access: yes, 2023
This study proposes a fade lighting control method to ensure the visual comfort of indoor occupants through gradual illuminance control while saving energy.
Seung-Taek Oh, Se-Hyun Lee, Jae-Hyun Lim
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Working from Home and Indoor Environmental Quality: A Scoping Review

open access: yesApplied Sciences
The accelerated expansion of telework, driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, has transformed global work dynamics. Despite this, limited research exists on the implications of Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) on home workspaces. Factors like thermal comfort,
Miguel Ángel Navas-Martín   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The impact of lighting and indoor air quality conditions on students’ comfort and performance in higher education

open access: yes
Background and aim. To improve the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in schools, the Dutch government issued a program of requirements (PoR) “Fresh Schools”. This study aims to determine the effect of adopting class A (high IEQ) or B (moderate IEQ) of this PoR on students’ comfort and performance.
Brink, Henk Willem   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Research on the Impact of Cavity Insertion on the Daylight Environment of Sports Buildings

open access: yesBuildings
The sports center is a new type of sports building with high participation and high lighting energy consumption. A typical building model is constructed and analyzed by combining Rhino Grasshopper and Ecotect simulation software, and the passive strategy
Kunjie Lv   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Thermal and acoustic environmental requirements for green buildings in Malaysia [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Design and the Built Environment, 2012
Passive design concepts as a strategy for achieving energy efficiency as well as optimum indoor thermal comfort in workspaces are being increasingly applied with the increased awareness of Green Buildings.
Sreenivasaiah Purushothama Rao   +5 more
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