Learning occupants’ indoor comfort temperature through a Bayesian inference approach for office buildings in United States [PDF]
, 2020 A carefully chosen indoor comfort temperature as the thermostat set-point is the key to optimizing building energy use and occupants’ comfort and well-being.
Hong, T, Wang, Z
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Study on Outdoor Thermal Comfort in the Transitional Season of Hefei [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2020 In order to study the outdoor thermal comfort during the transition season in Hefei, a university in Hefei adopted a combination of field environmental measurements and questionnaires to study the changes in thermal sensation and thermal comfort of ...
Li Jinwei +4 more
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Urban outdoor thermal comfort in western China
Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, 2021 Outdoor space is essential for urban residents’ daily activities, and thermal comfort is an important indicator to evaluate these places. Currently, there are few studies on city outdoor thermal comfort in western China.
Meng Zhen +5 more
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Hybrid Ventilation System and Soft-Sensors for Maintaining Indoor Air Quality and Thermal Comfort in Buildings [PDF]
, 2020 Maintaining both indoor air quality (IAQ) and thermal comfort in buildings along with optimized energy consumption is a challenging problem. This investigation presents a novel design for hybrid ventilation system enabled by predictive control and soft ...
Arjunan, Pandarasamy +4 more
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Influence of Adaptive Comfort Models in Execution Cost Improvements for Housing Thermal Environment in Concepción, Chile [PDF]
, 2018 Most of the operational energy needed by the housing sector is used to compensate energy losses or thermal gains through the building’s envelope. As a result, any improvement in the thermal behavior will provide important opportunities to reduce energy ...
Gallego Maya, Inmaculada +2 more
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Thermal Perception in Mild Climate: Adaptive Thermal Models for Schools [PDF]
, 2019 A comprehensive assessment of indoor environmental conditions is performed on a representative sample of classrooms in schools across southern Spain (Mediterranean climate) to evaluate the thermal comfort level, thermal perception and preference, and ...
Campano Laborda, Miguel Ángel +3 more
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Energies, 2020 The paper presents the human thermal comfort inside a car cabin using three-dimensional numerical analysis and state of the art comfort models. Vehicular thermal comfort is a must concern factor in modern car manufacturing industries.
Saboora Khatoon, Man-Hoe Kim
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Assessment and mitigation strategies to counteract overheating in urban historical areas in Rome [PDF]
, 2018 As urban overheating is increasing, there is a strong public interest towards mitigation strategies to enhance comfortable urban spaces, for their role in supporting urban metabolism and social life.
Battisti, Alessandra +2 more
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Effect of building interface form on thermal comfort in gymnasiums in hot and humid climates
Frontiers of Architectural Research, 2019 The thermal environment and thermal comfort of a building are greatly affected by the design of the building interface form. Most contemporary architectural designs consider only the relations between architectural form and architectural beauty.
Xiaodan Huang, Xiaoli Ma, Qingyuan Zhang
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An Evaluation of the Effects of Shade on Open Space Thermal Comfort, and Establishing Thermal Comfort Zone [PDF]
صفه, 2023 The rapid growth of urbanisation in contemporary era has increased the human need for open space. One of the most important principles of open space design is to pay attention to thermal comfort in order to improve the quality of space and satisfy users.
Shahrzad Talebsafa +3 more
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