Innovation in green building sector for sustainable future

CS Meena, A Kumar, S Jain, AU Rehman, S Mishra… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Recent advancements in green building technologies (GBTs) have grown substantially, as
an outcome of the environmental, economic and societal benefits. It has the potential to …

Ten questions concerning occupant health in buildings during normal operations and extreme events including the COVID-19 pandemic

M Awada, B Becerik-Gerber, S Hoque, Z O'Neill… - Building and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, people spent on average around 90% of their time
indoors. Now more than ever, with work-from-home orders in place, it is crucial that we …

Seemo: A new tool for early design window view satisfaction evaluation in residential buildings

J Kim, M Kent, K Kral, T Dogan - Building and environment, 2022 - Elsevier
People spend approximately 90% of their lives indoors, and thus arguably, the indoor space
design can significantly influence occupant well-being. Adequate views to the outside are …

[PDF][PDF] Impact of poor indoor environmental quality (IEQ) to inhabitants' health, wellbeing and satisfaction

HS Abdulaali, I Usman, M Hanafiah… - … Journal of Advanced …, 2020 - researchgate.net
Abstract Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) refers to a building's indoor environment
performance. This review highlighted Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) in buildings and …

Indoor environmental quality (IEQ) of LEED-certified home: Importance-performance analysis (IPA)

E Lee - Building and Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Despite immense increase in the number of Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED)-certified homes since LEED for Home was launched in 2008, little is known …

Occupants' perceived importance and satisfaction with the indoor environmental quality of a green building

K Agyekum, SF Hammond, B Salgin - Built Environment Project and …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose This study examines occupants' satisfaction with the indoor environmental quality
(IEQ) of a green-certified building [The Green Star South Africa (SA) Building] in Ghana …

Selection of HVAC-AHU system supplier with environmental considerations using Fuzzy EDAS method

G Polat, HG Bayhan - International Journal of Construction …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Buildings, but especially commercial buildings, are mainly responsible for the energy
consumption and greenhouse gas emission. Although energy consumption profiles may …

Comparison of indoor and outdoor polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from multiple urban residences in Northern China: coastal versus inland area

Q Huang, T Zhao, A Qi, H Gao, W Zhang, S Duan… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Passive air and dust samples were simultaneously collected from urban residences in three
functional areas at a coastal site (Weihai) and an inland site (Heze) in Northern China …

Providing thermal comfort for buildings' inhabitants through natural cooling and ventilation systems: Wind towers

A Dehghani-Sanij - Achieving building comfort by natural means, 2022 - Springer
Providing a thermally comfortable environment within buildings is a matter of considerable
importance today, since many individuals spend the majority of their time indoors and …

Environmental and social sustainability–emergence of well-being in the built environment, assessment tools and real estate market implications

V Danivska, C Heywood, M Christersson… - Intelligent Buildings …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Well-being has emerged as the new 'green'for buildings thought to reward occupiers,
property owners, developers and other concerned actors. The new assessment tools for well …