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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Human thermal comfort in non-uniform thermal environments: A review
Energy and Built EnvironmentThermal comfort is critical for ensuring the health and productivity of occupants and knowing their thermal demand could help creat a satisfying environment with the least energy waste.
Xiaowen Su +5 more
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On the Interaction between Personal Comfort Systems and Centralized HVAC Systems in Office Buildings [PDF]
arXiv, 2017 Most modern HVAC systems suffer from two intrinsic problems. First, inability to meet diverse comfort requirements of the occupants. Second, heat or cool an entire zone even when the zone is only partially occupied. Both issues can be mitigated by using personal comfort systems (PCS) which bridge the comfort gap between what is provided by a central ...
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Personalized low-cost thermal comfort monitoring using IoT technologies
Indoor EnvironmentsThermal comfort plays an essential role in the well-being and productivity of occupants. Typically, thermal comfort is assessed either through surveys completed by building occupants or through sensor data that is analyzed using thermal comfort models ...
Carlos Chillón Geck +3 more
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Occupant comfort, the housing industry and electricity infrastructure: understanding the synergies [PDF]
, 2012 Despite increasingly stringent energy performance regulations for new homes, southeast Queensland has a high and growing penetration of, and reliance on, air conditioners to provide thermal comfort to housing inhabitants.
Miller, Wendy, Shah Nazari, Hoda
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Thermal Comfort at the Street Corridor Around Public Places, Case Study Alun-Alun Malang City [PDF]
, 2015 Malang as the second largest city in East Java province become crowded recently. The congestion almost happens everyday. The scenery of the street corridor is full of iron stacks. It is said that Malang city is less comfortable and less walkable.
Antariksa, A. (Antariksa) +3 more
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Impact of metabolism and the clothing thermal resistance on inpatient thermal comfort
Energy and Built Environment, 2021 For the purpose that relieves the suffering of the patients and shortens their hospital stay, it is crucial to design and manage the environment control systems reasonably to maintain an appropriate indoor thermal environment. However, all of the current
Hualing Zhang +3 more
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Optimization of thermal comfort in building through envelope design [PDF]
International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization,
Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, ECOS 2012, Perigia :
Italy (2012), 2013 Due to the current environmental situation, energy saving has become the leading drive in modern research. Although the residential houses in tropical climate do not use air conditioning to maintain thermal comfort in order to avoid use of electricity.
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, 2009 Potrošnja energije za grijanje i hlađenje zgrada ovisi o projektnim vrijednostima parametara toplinske ugodnosti zatvorena prostora, koje međunarodne norme propisuju na temelju rezultata modela toplinske ravnoteže čovjekova tijela i okoliša.
Igor WOLF
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