Evaluating the perception of thermal environment in naturally ventilated schools in a warm and humid climate in Nigeria [PDF]
Field study was conducted in naturally ventilated primary school buildings in a warm and humid environment in Imo State, Nigeria to determine the thermal comfort perception of young children (aged 7–12 years) and to understand the thermal conditions in ...
Ji, Y, Munonye, CC
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Indoor thermal comfort in primary classrooms is important to students' learning and health. The studies focusing on it, especially under the subtropical plateau monsoon climate, are scarce.
Yaowen Xia +5 more
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Influence of the Passive Design of a Building Facade on the Indoor Thermal Comfort of Residential Buildings [PDF]
Building facades have evident effects on indoor thermal comfort. Hence, on the basis of a multifunctional residential building in Sydney, Australia, this research uses DesignBuilder software to optimize passive system design on building facades.
Zhou Pengfei, Zhang Chi, Wang Jiang
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Global warming has increased the cooling energy consumption for the operation of built heritages, especially for industrial heritage which suffers from thermal performance deficiencies and are facing the dilemma of functional conversion.
Chao Jia +6 more
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The Effect of Natural Materials-Based Climate Adaptation Techniques on Thermal Comfort in the Vernacular Architecture of Sistan, Iran [PDF]
Adjusting indoor environment so as to provide thermal comfort is a matter of utmost importance in architecture. Despite the remarkable achievements so far made, the main challenge is to provide thermal comfort in buildings through minimum use of fossil ...
Mohammad Ali Sargazi
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As the gymnasiums in subtropical region with hot and humid climate are naturally ventilated during non-competition periods, occupants exercising indoors often feel uncomfortable, especially in summer. In order to provide thermally comfortable and healthy
Xiaodan Huang +2 more
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Study on Winter Comfort Temperature in Mixed Mode and HVAC Office Buildings in Japan
Comfort temperature is important to investigate because the chosen office indoor temperatures affect the energy used in a building, and a thermally comfortable environment makes the occupants be more productive.
Supriya Khadka +12 more
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A Wireless Indoor Environmental Quality Logger Processing the Indoor Global Comfort Index
Indoor environmental quality (IEQ) has a high-level of impact on one’s health and productivity. It is widely accepted that IEQ is composed of four categories: thermal comfort, indoor air quality (IAQ), visual comfort, and acoustic comfort.
Stefano Riffelli
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Indoor thermal environments in Chinese residential buildings responding to the diversity of climates [PDF]
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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BIM and Data-Driven Predictive Analysis of Optimum Thermal Comfort for Indoor Environment
Mechanical ventilation comprises a significant proportion of the total energy consumed in buildings. Sufficient natural ventilation in buildings is critical in reducing the energy consumption of mechanical ventilation while maintaining a comfortable ...
Vincent J.L. Gan +4 more
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