Indoor air quality in California homes with code-required mechanical ventilation. [PDF]
, 2020 Data were collected in 70 detached houses built in 2011-2017 in compliance with the mechanical ventilation requirements of California's building energy efficiency standards.
Chan, Wanyu R +4 more
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Evaluation of Air Exchange Rate and Particulate Matter Deposition Rate in a Classroom [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesSchool buildings remain important indoor spaces where the typical occupants spend a significant amount of time. Thus, adequate indoor environmental quality (IEQ) is necessary for a safe environment and assures minimal risk to occupants’ health, well ...
Ogundiran John Omomoluwa +3 more
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Quantifying the health burden misclassification from the use of different PM2.5 exposure tier models: A case study of London [PDF]
, 2020 Exposure to PM2.5 has been associated with increased mortality in urban areas. Hence, reducing the uncertainty in human exposure assessments is essential for more accurate health burden estimates.
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History and development of validation with the ESP-r simulation program [PDF]
, 2008 It is well recognised that validation of dynamic building simulation programs is a long-term complex task. There have been many large national and international efforts that have led to a well-established validation methodology comprising analytical ...
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Contrasting the capabilities of building energy performance simulation programs [PDF]
, 2008 For the past 50 years, a wide variety of building energy simulation programs have been developed, enhanced and are in use throughout the building energy community.
Crawley, Drury B. +3 more
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Nexus of thermal resilience and energy efficiency in buildings: A case study of a nursing home [PDF]
, 2020 Extreme weather events become more frequent and severe due to climate change. Although energy efficiency technologies can influence thermal resilience of buildings, they are traditionally studied separately, and their interconnections are rarely ...
Hong, T, Specian, M, Sun, K
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Performance evaluation and optimal design of supermarket refrigeration systems with supermarket model "SuperSim", Part I: Model description and validation [PDF]
, 2011 This is the post-print version of the final paper published in International Journal of Refrigeration. The published article is available from the link below.
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Cool Roof Impact on Building Energy Need: The Role of Thermal Insulation with Varying Climate Conditions [PDF]
, 2019 Cool roof effectiveness in improving building thermal-energy performance is affected by different variables. In particular, roof insulation level and climate conditions are key parameters influencing cool roofs benefits and whole building energy ...
Cabeza, Luisa F. +5 more
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EnergiesConventional Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems in electric vehicles significantly penalize the driving range due to high power consumption, particularly during heating operation.
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Predicting the Impact of Climate Change on Thermal Comfort in A Building Category: The Case of Linear-type Social Housing Stock in Southern Spain [PDF]
, 2019 The Climate Change scenario projected by the IPCC for the year 2050 predicts noticeable increases in temperature. In severe summer climates, such as the Mediterranean area, this would have very negative e ects on thermal comfort in the existing housing
Ascione, Fabrizio +5 more
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