Preliminary evaluation of indoor thermal comfort in Malaysia heritage mosque [PDF]
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
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Indoor Air Quality Assessment: Comparison of Ventilation Scenarios for Retrofitting Classrooms in a Hot Climate [PDF]
Current energy e ciency policies in buildings foster the promotion of energy retrofitting of the existing stock. In southern Spain, the most extensive public sector is that of educational buildings, which is especially subject to significant internal ...
Calama-González, Carmen María +2 more
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Thermal Perception in Mild Climate: Adaptive Thermal Models for Schools [PDF]
A comprehensive assessment of indoor environmental conditions is performed on a representative sample of classrooms in schools across southern Spain (Mediterranean climate) to evaluate the thermal comfort level, thermal perception and preference, and ...
Campano Laborda, Miguel Ángel +3 more
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Hybrid Ventilation System and Soft-Sensors for Maintaining Indoor Air Quality and Thermal Comfort in Buildings [PDF]
Maintaining both indoor air quality (IAQ) and thermal comfort in buildings along with optimized energy consumption is a challenging problem. This investigation presents a novel design for hybrid ventilation system enabled by predictive control and soft ...
Arjunan, Pandarasamy +4 more
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Analysis of thermal comfort in education building in surveys
Main parameters of indoor air quality could influence people health and ability to work and ability to learning. The research was conducted in University of Technology building located in Białystok, north-eastern Poland. Research - surveys was devoted to
Witkowska Agata +1 more
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Influence of the airflow in a solar passive building on the indoor air quality and thermal comfort levels [PDF]
The influence of the airflow in a solar passive building on the indoor air quality and thermal comfort levels was investigated. The numerical study for a university library was conducted using a software that simulates the building thermal behavior with ...
Awbi, Hazim +2 more
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Numerical Study of the Thermal Efficiency of a School Building with Complex Topology for Different Orientations [PDF]
In this work a numerical model that simulates the thermal behavior of a building with complex topology and evaluates the indoor thermal and air quality, in transient conditions, is used for a school building thermal project.
Ansaldi R. +19 more
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Thermal comfort analysis of earth-sheltered buildings: The case of meymand village, Iran
Vernacular buildings are known for their localized passive settings to provide comfortable indoor environment without air conditioning systems. One alternative is the consistent ground temperature over the year that earth-sheltered envelopes take the ...
Amirreza Khaksar +5 more
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Thermal comfort based fuzzy logic control [PDF]
Most heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) control systems are considered as temperature control problems. In this work, the predicted mean vote (PMV) is used to control the indoor temperature of a space by setting it at a point where the PMV ...
Danaher, Sean +2 more
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Optimum indoor humidity is often associated with comfort and overall well-being. Occupant comfort is often evaluated with a focus on “thermal comfort” using the PMV (predicted mean vote), PDD (predicted percentage of dissatisfied), and adaptive thermal ...
Suchi Priyadarshani +3 more
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