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Thermal Comfort Assessment in Comfort-Prone Workplaces [PDF]

The Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 2007
This paper's main issue is a strong advocacy in favour of an a priori classification of thermal environments that can be really functional to comfort assessment: Class 1, environments where comfort conditions can be established (comfort-prone environments), and Class 2, environments where this is not practically feasible.
Paolo, Lenzuni, Michele, Del Gaudio
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Effects of interactions between thermal and acoustic environments on subjective comfort evaluations in outdoor public spaces

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering
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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Field study on adaptive thermal comfort in typical air conditioned classrooms [PDF]

, 2018
This study investigates adaptive thermal comfort in air conditioned classrooms in Hong Kong. A field survey was conducted in several typical classrooms at the City University of Hong Kong.
Cheng, Y, Fang, Z, Fong, A, Lin, Z, Oladokun, MO, Wu, H, Zhang, S   +6 more
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Revisiting individual and group differences in thermal comfort based on ASHRAE database [PDF]

, 2020
Different thermal demands and preferences between individuals lead to a low occupant satisfaction rate, despite the high energy consumption by HVAC system.
He, Y, Hong, T, Li, Z, Lin, B, Luo, M, Wang, Z, Zhang, H   +6 more
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Does a neutral thermal sensation determine thermal comfort? [PDF]

, 2018
The neutral thermal sensation (neither cold, nor hot) is widely used through the application of the ASHRAE seven-point thermal sensation scale to assess thermal comfort.
Ben R Hughes, Dimitris Theodossopoulos, HAWKES D, Humphreys MA, John Brennan, John K Calautit, McIntyre DA, Sally Shahzad   +7 more
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Evaluating the performance of different thermal indices on quantifying outdoor thermal sensation in humid subtropical residential areas of China

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022
Considerations of urban microclimate and thermal comfort are necessary for urban development, and a set of guidelines for a comfortable microclimate must be developed.
Kunming Li, Xiao Liu, Xiao Liu, Xiao Liu, Xiao Liu, Ying Bao, Ying Bao, Ying Bao   +7 more
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Evaluation of thermal comfort conditions in a classroom equipped with radiant cooling systems and subjected to uniform convective environment [PDF]

, 2011
The aim of this work is to evaluate numerically the human thermal response that 24 students and 1 teacher feel in a classroom equipped with radiant cooling systems and subjected to uniform convective environments, in lightly warm conditions.
Conceição, Conceição, de Dear, de Dear, Eusébio Z.E. Conceição, Fanger, Fanger, Jeong, Kima, Lima, Ma Manuela J.R. Lúcio, Olesen   +11 more
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Conceptual Design of a Collective Energy-Efficient Physiologically-Controlled System for Thermal Comfort Delivery in an Office Environment

SICE Journal of Control, Measurement, and System Integration, 2018
Despite their high energy consumption, office thermal comfort delivery mechanisms perform poorly. The recently enacted environmental protection policies, which require a significant cutback in greenhouse gas emission, can only exacerbate this situation ...
Kizito Nkurikiyeyezu, Yuta Suzuki, Pierre Maret, Guillaume Lopez, Kiyoshi Itao   +4 more
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Correlation Analysis of Thermal Comfort and Landscape Characteristics: A Case Study of the Coastal Greenway in Qingdao, China

Buildings, 2022
With the acceleration of urbanization throughout the world, climate problems related to climate change including urban heat islands and global warming have become challenges to urban human settlements.
Yu Cong, Ruirui Zhu, Lei Yang, Xiaotong Zhang, Yibin Liu, Xi Meng, Weijun Gao   +6 more
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Transfer Learning for Thermal Comfort Prediction in Multiple Cities

, 2020
HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) system is an important part of a building, which constitutes up to 40% of building energy usage. The main purpose of HVAC, maintaining appropriate thermal comfort, is crucial for the best utilisation of ...
David, Klaus, Gao, Nan, Rahaman, Mohammad Saiedur, Salim, Flora D., Shao, Wei, Zhai, Jun   +5 more
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