Building occupants are continuously exposed to multiple indoor environmental stimuli,
including thermal, visual, acoustic, and air quality related factors. Moreover, personal and …

Thermal comfort-the state of mind, which expresses satisfaction with the thermal
environment-is an important aspect of the building design process as modern man spends …

This paper provides a review of the building environmental schemes for rating of indoor air
quality which could have an important impact on health and wellbeing of occupants in …

Several industry-led initiatives in various countries demonstrate a new interest in wellbeing
and buildings. This paper adopts a scoping review method aiming to establish the most …

Current literature and guidelines on sustainable design often debate on the advantages of
natural ventilation (NV) and mechanical ventilation (MV) on indoor environment and energy …

The paper focuses on the assessment of indoor comfort and energy consumption of a
university building in Cyprus, during winter and summer of 2012 and 2013. The aim was to …

Comfort standards state criteria to create adequate thermal comfort conditions in buildings.
Requirements for comfort are critical especially to pupils' performance and welfare. This …

Effective building management strategies require a clear understanding of how occupants
perceive their indoor environmental conditions. Despite their important findings, previous …

Despite the awareness that employees spend at least half of their awake time at work,
knowledge about how the physical office work environment (POWE) shapes employee …

Conducting a full indoor air quality (IAQ) assessment in air-conditioned offices requires large-
scale material and manpower resources. However, an IAQ index can be adopted as a handy …