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Modeling of indoor thermal comfort in the intelligent building

open access: yesJournal of Physics: Conference Series, 2022
Abstract Thermal comfort is generally determined with the Fanger model, which originates from the 60’s. Its accuracy can be considered disputable and it is often challenged, however it is the basis for the international standards up to this day - namely ISO 7730 and ASHRAE-55 (US standard).
N Krawczyk, L Dębska
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Development of Adaptive Model and Occupant Behavior Model in Four Office Buildings in Nagasaki, Japan

open access: yesEnergies, 2023
A field survey of indoor environmental measurements and questionnaires on thermal sensation, overall comfort, and behaviors was conducted in four office buildings in Japan by visiting each office every month over a duration of more than a year during the
Kahori Genjo   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

The role of a building’s thermal properties on pupils’ thermal comfort in junior school classrooms as determined in field studies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Recent thermal comfort research in a light-weight junior school building showed that children were more sensitive to higher temperatures than adults and subsequently that current thermal comfort standards were not appropriate for the assessment of their ...
James, Patrick A.B.   +5 more
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A Review on Adaptive Thermal Comfort of Office Building for Energy-Saving Building Design

open access: yesEnergies, 2023
The thermal environment quality of office buildings has an important role because thermal comfort is directly related to human productivity. Thermal comfort conditions are influenced by climate, location, and the built environment; hence, comfort ...
Prativa Lamsal   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health and thermal comfort : from WHO guidance to housing strategies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
There are many references to the WHO guidance on thermal comfort in housing, but not to the original source material. Based on archive material, this paper gives the evidential basis for the WHO guidance.
Ormandy, David   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Transient analysis and improvement of indoor thermal comfort for an air-conditioned room with thermal insulations

open access: yesAin Shams Engineering Journal, 2015
Thermal insulations over the building envelop reduce the heat gain due to solar radiation and may enhance good and uniform indoor thermal comfort for the occupants.
D. Prakash
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of indoor air volume on thermal performance in social housing with mixed mode ventilation in three different climates.

open access: yesEnergy and Built Environment, 2022
There are prototypes of social housing massively built in contrasting climatic conditions, generating thermal comfort needs that are difficult to satisfy by the users themselves.
Claudia Eréndira Vázquez-Torres   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Thermal Comfort in Outdoor Urban Spaces: analysis across different European countries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
This paper presents some of the findings of the European project, RUROS, primarily concerned with the environmental and comfort conditions of open spaces in cities.
Lykoudis, Spyros   +1 more
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Parametric study on the performance of green residential buildings in China

open access: yesFrontiers of Architectural Research, 2015
The parametric study of the indoor environment of green buildings focuses on the quantitative and qualitative improvement of residential building construction in China and the achievement of indoor thermal comfort at a low level of energy use. This study
Xi Wang, Hasim Altan, Jian Kang
doaj   +1 more source

Preliminary evaluation of indoor thermal comfort in Malaysia heritage mosque [PDF]

open access: yesMATEC Web of Conferences, 2019
Malaysia heritage buildings are the country's architectural gems. Among them is the religious building such as mosque. The Malaysia heritage mosque is normally built in response to the local culture and environment. Unlike most of Malaysia modern mosques
Yusoff W F M, Ja'afar N H
doaj   +1 more source

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