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The Chinese thermal comfort dataset. [PDF]

open access: yesSci Data, 2023
Heating and cooling in buildings accounts for over 20% of total energy consumption in China. Therefore, it is essential to understand the thermal requirements of building occupants when establishing building energy codes that would save energy while ...
Yang L   +14 more
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Energy-efficient control of thermal comfort in multi-zone residential HVAC via reinforcement learning

open access: yesConnection Science, 2022
Energy efficient control of thermal comfort has been already an important part of residential heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. However, the optimisation of energy saving control for thermal comfort is not an easy task due to the
Zheng-Kai Ding   +5 more
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A Review of Thermal Comfort Evaluation and Improvement in Urban Outdoor Spaces

open access: yesBuildings, 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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Thermal comfort models and their developments: A review

open access: yesEnergy and Built Environment, 2021
In the past several years, thermal comfort, especially development and application of thermal comfort model, has been a research focus of building environment.
Qiantao Zhao, Zhiwei Lian, Dayi Lai
doaj   +2 more sources

CBE Thermal Comfort Tool: Online tool for thermal comfort calculations and visualizations

open access: yesSoftwareX, 2020
The Center for the Built Environment (CBE) Thermal Comfort Tool is a free online tool for thermal comfort calculations and visualizations that complies with the ASHRAE 55–2017, ISO 7730:2005 and EN 16798–1:2019 Standards.
Federico Tartarini   +3 more
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Use of Solar Panels for Shade for Holstein Heifers

open access: yesAnimals, 2023
Animal Agrivoltaics combines electric energy generation, animal thermal comfort, and sustainable production at the same time. This model of production can foster the sustainable intensification of dairy production in tropical areas where solar irradiance
Ana Flávia P. A. Faria   +6 more
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Economically sustainable shade design for feedlot cattle

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023
Provision of shade reduces radiant heat load on feedlot cattle, thus reducing demand of water and energy for thermoregulation. While the positive effects of shade on animal welfare are widely known, the literature lacks data on the magnitude of its ...
Alex S. C. Maia   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Thermal alliesthesia under whole-body step-change transients [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2023
A better understanding of the psycho-physiological mechanisms driving human thermal perception during dynamic conditions is important to improve physiological-based thermal comfort models. During thermal transients, the two phenomena of thermal overshoot
Vellei Marika   +3 more
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Assessment of indoor thermal comfort temperature and related behavioural adaptations: a systematic review

open access: yesEnvironmental science and pollution research international, 2023
Thermal comfort is linked to our health, well-being, and productivity. The thermal environment is one of the main factors that influence thermal comfort and, consequently, the productivity of occupants inside buildings.
Fadly Syah Arsad   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evaluating the perception of thermal environment in naturally ventilated schools in a warm and humid climate in Nigeria [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Field study was conducted in naturally ventilated primary school buildings in a warm and humid environment in Imo State, Nigeria to determine the thermal comfort perception of young children (aged 7–12 years) and to understand the thermal conditions in ...
Ji, Y, Munonye, CC
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