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Intrinsic Coupling of Radiative Cooling and Triboelectric Responses in Dual‐Function ZrO2 Nanocomposites for Adaptive Thermoregulation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A novel nanocomposite design strategy utilizes ZrO2 to intrinsically couple passive daytime radiative cooling and triboelectric functionality within a single material platform. Fabricated via direct ink writing, the multifunctional breathable architecture provides effective sub‐ambient cooling, motion‐driven energy harvesting, and adaptive ...
Yoon Young Choi, Pranto Karua, Md Salauddin, Lili Cai   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Indoor Environmental Quality for Comfort Learning Environments: Case Study of Palestinian School Buildings

Buildings
This 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
doaj   +1 more source

Estimating Smart Wi-Fi Thermostat-Enabled Thermal Comfort Control Savings for Any Residence

Clean Technologies, 2021
Nowadays, most indoor cooling control strategies are based solely on the dry-bulb temperature, which is not close to a guarantee of thermal comfort of occupants.
Abdulelah D. Alhamayani, Qiancheng Sun, Kevin P. Hallinan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Feasibility analysis of using humidex as an indoor thermal comfort predictor

, 2013
HVAC energy savings have been a key focus of recent building energy management efforts, but the savings typically reduce thermal comfort for building occupants.
Rana, Rajib, Wall, Josh, Jurdak, Raja, Hu, Wen, Kusy, Brano   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Simulation and Visualization of Thermal Metaphor in a Virtual Environment for Thermal Building Assessment [PDF]

, 2014
La référence est présente sur HAL mais est incomplète (il manque les co-auteurs et le fichier pdf).The current application of the design process through energy efficiency in virtual reality (VR) systems is limited mostly to building performance ...
PÈRE, Christian, NICOLLE, Christophe, LANDRIEU, Jérémie, NUGRAHA BAHAR, Yudi   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Solar‐Driven Bifunctional Adsorption‐Storage Films for Ultra‐Fast Dehumidification and Freshwater Supply in Low‐carbon Buildings

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Bifunctional adsorption‐storage films enable autonomous indoor humidity regulation and freshwater harvesting, rapidly decreasing relative humidity from 90.7% to 21.6% within one hour while producing 1.1 kg·m−2·day−1 of water, offering a passive route towards energy‐efficient humidity control and sustainable indoor environments. ABSTRACT Indoor humidity
Yuechao Chao, Junwei Liu, Zhihua Zhou, Yahui Du, Hailu Wei, Haibin Yang, Xueqing Yang, Cheng Wang, Zhenzhong Zeng, Hongzhi Cui, Jinyue Yan   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design and low energy ventilation solutions for atria in the tropics

, 2012
A generic atrium building was designed to incorporate both low energy solutions and features of both vernacular and contemporary Malaysian architecture. To achieve low energy and comfort within the atrium space, some key design variables were examined by
Fan Wang, Fan Wang, Abdullah, Abd Halid, Abd Halid Abdullah, Wang, Fan; id_orcid, Fan Wang   +4 more
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Heat Stress in Quail: Impacts on Health and Productivity, and Mitigation Strategies

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
Heat stress disrupts physiological homeostasis in quail, inducing oxidative stress, immune dysregulation, and metabolic imbalance, which impair growth, reproduction, product quality, and welfare. Integrating nutritional, environmental, and genetic–epigenetic strategies enhances thermotolerance, sustains productivity, and supports climate‐smart quail ...
T. A. Eletu, I. A. Anjola, L. O. Fasasi, D. P. Fadipe, A. T. Afuye, F. O. Fasanya, O. E. Oke   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research on indoor thermal environment evaluation and thermal adaptation in winter of Japanese wood-framed detached houses

Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
Indoor space is the place where human beings live, and how to meet people's indoor thermal comfort needs in the context of energy scarcity is one of the important issues for sustainable development of buildings, and the evaluation of the indoor thermal ...
Chao Wang, Mengmeng Hou, Wanxiang Yao, Weijun Gao, Fulin Jia, Tianhui Wang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

User satisfaction with thermal comfort in office buildings

, 2022
S.33-48Thermal comfort in nonresidential buildings is evaluated in accordance with the European standard EN 15251 which defines two comfort models based on the cooling concept implemented in the building: the adaptive model and the PMV model.
Pfafferott, Jens, Kalz, Doreen E.
core   +1 more source