Assessment of predicted versus measured thermal comfort and optimal comfort ranges in the outdoor environment in the temperate climate of Glasgow, UK [PDF]
, 2014 In a warming world, the risk of overheating is significant in temperate climate areas such as Glasgow, UK where adaptation to overheating is low. An easy-to-use thermal comfort evaluation is therefore a necessary first step towards developing effective ...
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Study on Outdoor Thermal Comfort in the Transitional Season of Hefei [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2020 In order to study the outdoor thermal comfort during the transition season in Hefei, a university in Hefei adopted a combination of field environmental measurements and questionnaires to study the changes in thermal sensation and thermal comfort of ...
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Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, 2023 In this study, five outdoor open areas were selected as the study sites to investigate the effects of thermal and acoustic environments, physical activity levels, and pleasantness on evaluations of the thermal and acoustic comfort in outdoor open spaces.
Dahu Lin, Tingjun Li, Zilin Chen, Lei Li
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Urban Outdoor Thermal Comfort of The Hot-Humid Region [PDF]
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2016 The study on outdoor comfort is becoming popular due to the fact that the thermoregulatory model is seen as inadequate in explaining outdoor thermal comfort conditions.
Abu Bakar A., Gadi Mohamed B.
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Experimental investigation of the effect of surgical masks on outdoor thermal comfort in Xiamen, China. [PDF]
Build Environ, 2023 Zhou Z, Dong L.
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Impacts of Spatial Components on Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Traditional Linpan Settlements. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022 Zhang L +10 more
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Quantifying influence of rainfall events on outdoor thermal comfort in subtropical dense urban areas [PDF]
Geocarto InternationalExisting research on outdoor thermal comfort in urban areas focuses on meteorological factors such as temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, and radiation on sunny or cloudy days. However, climate conditions before, during, and after rainfall events
Chih-Hong Huang +2 more
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A Review of Thermal Comfort Evaluation and Improvement in Urban Outdoor Spaces
Buildings, 2023 Urban outdoor space is an important activity place for residents, and its thermal environment directly affects residents’ quality of life and physical and mental health.
Zheming Liu, Jin Li, Tianyu Xi
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Digital Simulation for Buildings’ Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Urban Neighborhoods
Buildings, 2021 Buildings’ outdoor thermal comfort influences environment quality and human behavior in urban neighborhoods. The Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) has been broadly applied to the study of buildings’ outdoor thermal comfort in urban areas.
Yingyi Zhang, Chang Liu
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Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2022 Rapid urbanization has brought a range of urban environmental problems that could be harmful to human thermal comfort and health. Urban parks can improve outdoor thermal comfort significantly because of its cooling island effect. However, outdoor thermal
Ruirui Zhu +5 more
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