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Toward a Spatial Model for Outdoor Thermal Comfort [PDF]

, 2017
This paper presents the methods used and initial data analysis implemented toward the development of a spatial-architectural model for outdoor thermal comfort. Variables have been identified from existing thermal comfort models and qualified relative to their spatiality while data from a subset of these has been collected for preliminary statistical ...
Evan Greenberg, Anna Mavrogianni, Sean Hanna   +2 more
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Solution‐Processed Organic Photovoltaics: Fabrication Advances and Challenges

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent advances in organic photovoltaic (OPV) device fabrication, emphasizing how material selection, interface engineering, and scalable processing techniques shape device performance. It discusses progress in photoactive and charge transport layers, electrode optimization, and large‐area manufacturing, offering insights into ...
Kerui Liu, Chenyujie Zhu, Yuanyuan Jiang, Feng Liu, Xiaozhang Zhu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identifying priority areas for optimizing the urban thermal environment by considering the impacts of the built environment on outdoor thermal comfort

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering
The thermal environment effect poses great threats to the sustainable development of cities. It is crucial to identify the priority areas for optimizing the urban thermal environment as a strategy to mitigate this effect effectively.
Ninglong You
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Occupant behaviour in naturally ventilated and hybrid buildings [PDF]

, 2009
Adaptive thermal comfort criteria for building occupants are now becoming established. In this paper we illustrate their use in the prediction of occupant behaviour and make a comparison with a non-adaptive temperature threshold approach.
Clarke, J.A., Humphreys, M.A., Nicol, F., Rijal, H.B., Tuohy, P.G.   +4 more
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Outdoor thermal comfort within different courtyard buildings

A+BE: Architecture and the Built Environment, 2014
Outdoor thermal comfort in urban spaces is an important contributor to pedestrians’ health. A parametric study into different geometries and orientations of urban courtyard blocks in the Netherlands was therefore conducted for the hottest day in the Dutch reference year (19th June 2000 with the maximum 33°C air temperature).
Mohammad Taleghani, Martin Tenpierik, Andy van den Dobbelsteen, David Sailor   +3 more
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How AI Shapes the Future Landscape of Sustainable Building Design With Climate Change Challenges?

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This review examines how artificial intelligence reshapes sustainable building design faced with climate change challenges. The authors synthesize existing studies to demonstrate AI's transformative potential across design lifecycle phases from climate‐aware form generation to performance optimization.
Pengyuan Shen, Xiaoni Gao, Shuai Lu, Yi Zhang, Xing Zheng, Matthaios Santamouris   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A smart headband for multimodal physiological monitoring in human exercises

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A novel smart headband incorporating a thermal‐sensation‐based electronic skin is presented for continuous and accurate multimodal physiological monitoring, including pulse waveforms, total metabolic energy expenditure, heart rate, and forehead temperature, across both static and dynamic daily activities.
Shiqiang Liu, Guanxing Chen, Jingyi Peng, Shuo Tian, Qian Mao, Caise Wei, Jinfeng Yuan, Rong Zhu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quantifying influence of rainfall events on outdoor thermal comfort in subtropical dense urban areas

Geocarto International
Existing 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, Ching-Hsun Wang, Shih-Han Chen   +2 more
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Assessment of Indoor Environmental Quality for Retrofitting Classrooms with An Egg-Crate Shading Device in A Hot Climate [PDF]

, 2019
In the Mediterranean climate, a large number of educational buildings suffer from discomfort due mostly to energy-deficient thermal envelopes and a lack of cooling systems.
Calama-González, Carmen, Ferrari, Simone, León-Rodríguez, Ángel Luis, Suárez, Rafael   +3 more
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Dynamic response of pedestrian thermal comfort under outdoor transient conditions

International Journal of Biometeorology, 2019
Outdoor thermal comfort studies have proved that urban design has a great influence on pedestrians' thermal comfort and that its assessment helps one to understand the quality and usage of the pedestrian environment. However, the majority of outdoor thermal comfort studies perceive pedestrian thermal comfort as "static".
Kevin Ka-Lun Lau, Yuan Shi, Edward Yan-Yung Ng   +2 more
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