Advancement on thermal comfort in educational buildings: Current issues and way forward

G Lamberti, G Salvadori, F Leccese, F Fantozzi… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The thermal environment in educational buildings is crucial to improve students' health and
productivity, as they spend a considerable amount of time in classrooms. Due to the …

[HTML][HTML] A review of relevant parameters for assessing indoor air quality in educational facilities

PTBS Branco, SIV Sousa, MR Dudzińska… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Indoor air quality (IAQ) in educational facilities is crucial due to the extended time students
spend in those environments, affecting their health, academic performance, and attendance …

Natural ventilation in classrooms for healthy schools in the COVID era in Mediterranean climate

M Gil-Baez, J Lizana, JAB Villanueva… - Building and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Indoor air quality in schools has a direct impact on the performance and wellbeing of
students. In 2020, the health emergency required the reconsideration of ventilation …

[HTML][HTML] Encouraging natural ventilation to improve indoor environmental conditions at schools. Case studies in the north of Spain before and during COVID

A Monge-Barrio, M Bes-Rastrollo… - Energy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The COVID pandemic has strongly affected daily life both in Spanish schools and
worldwide. Providing the best environmental conditions for children allowing face-to-face …

Optimal scenario-based operation and scheduling of residential energy hubs including plug-in hybrid electric vehicle and heat storage system considering the …

P Emrani-Rahaghi, H Hashemi-Dezaki - Journal of Energy Storage, 2021 - Elsevier
The concept of the residential energy hub (REH) including electrical and thermal energy
storage system has been developed as a good scheme for optimizing the residential energy …

Indoor air quality improvement using nature-based solutions: design proposals to greener cities

TM Mata, GM Oliveira, H Monteiro, GV Silva… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Low indoor air quality is an increasingly important problem due to the spread of
urbanization. Because people spend most of their time inside, poor indoor air quality causes …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of environmental conditions on students' learning processes: A systematic review

YPV Arroyo, R Peñabaena-Niebles, CB Correa - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmental comfort directly influences student learning. Thus, to strengthen this process,
it is possible to identify school buildings' most favourable environmental conditions and …

[HTML][HTML] Design and implementation of an indoor environment management system using a deep reinforcement learning approach

A Alferidi, M Alsolami, B Lami, SB Slama - Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Indoor Household Environment (IHE) has caught the attention of industry and
academia due to the substantial amount of time that families spend indoors. Domestic air …

Thermal insulation cost optimality of opaque constructive solutions of buildings under Portuguese temperate climate

AM Raimundo, NB Saraiva, AVM Oliveira - Building and Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
This work is focused on the identification of the energy and economic optimal thermal
insulation solutions of opaque elements of the envelope of buildings located in Portugal …

[HTML][HTML] Analyzing thermal comfort and related costs in buildings under Portuguese temperate climate

AM Raimundo, AVM Oliveira - Building and environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The main goal of this research is to assess the thermal comfort quality in residential and non-
residential buildings, and its relationship with the corresponding energy and economic …