A study on the thermal environment in Greek primary schools based on questionnaires and concurrent measurements [PDF]
, 2013 The present study investigates the indoor thermal comfort perceived by students through a questionnaire survey conducted during spring 2013 in naturally ventilated primary schools in Athens.
Assimakopoulos, MN +3 more
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A fuzzy approach to building thermal systems optimization. [PDF]
, 1999 Optimization of building thermal systems is treated in the paper in the framework of fuzzy mathematical programming. This new approach allows to formulate more precisely the problem which compromises energy saving and thermal comfort satisfaction under ...
Angelov, Plamen
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A PMV-PPD model based study of thermal comfort in Low-Income Group house in Chhattisgarh
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2018 People tend to maintain symmetry between comfort and economy while choosing essential commodities needed in their life. Families buy a house which may offer comfort condition, but at minimum in term expenses of energy throughout a life.
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Physical performance and durability evaluation of rubberized concrete [PDF]
, 2014 The main objective of this research is to develop rubberized concrete with achievable structural strength using simple mix design. Simple mix design is a description by using the crumb rubber, used as in condition just received from the plant without
Md Noor, Nurazuwa
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Numerical simulation of the application of solar radiant systems, internal airflow and occupants' presence in the improvement of comfort in winter conditions [PDF]
, 2016 In this work, the use of numerical simulation in the application of solar radiant systems, internal airflow and occupants' presence in the improvement of comfort in winter conditions is made.
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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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Assessment of thermal comfort near a glazed exterior wall [PDF]
, 2011 In many highly glazed buildings, the thermal comfort of the occupants will tend to be related to the incoming solar energy and the solar heat gain coefficient of the glazing.
Anderson, Timothy +2 more
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Study on the ability of black soldier fly larvae for reducing the house fly eggs in poultry manure [PDF]
, 2020 Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) are a good source of protein for aquaculture, animal feed, pet and human nutrition. Larvae have a healthy appetite and can be used to make household waste compost and residual agricultural. For previous study [1], observed
Abdullah, Nor Maizzaty +4 more
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Performance comparison of heating control strategies combining simulation and experimental results [PDF]
, 2005 Different heating system controllers for passive solar buildings are compared on two different buildings.The performance criterion combines energy performance and thermal comfort using the "costfunction" paradigm.
Andre, Philippe +2 more
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Human thermo-physiological sensation control based in the adaptive comfort philosophy [PDF]
, 2010 In order to improve the building thermal efficiency, increase the human thermal comfort level and to reduce the building energy consumption, in this work, the human thermo-physiological sensation control, based in the adaptive comfort philosophy, is ...
Conceição, E. Z. E. +2 more
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