The buildings sector, being a leading energy consumer, would need to lead in conservation
efforts as well. There is a growing consensus that variability in indoor conditions can be …

Indoor environmental quality (IEQ) plays an essential role within buildings, impacting health,
well-being and productivity, considering that individuals spend much of their daily lives …

Environmental comfort directly influences student learning. Thus, to strengthen this process,
it is possible to identify school buildings' most favourable environmental conditions and …

The paper deals with the effect of outdoor noise mainly due to traffic and façade sound
insulation on indoor noise level and speech intelligibility in classrooms. Results refer to the …

The term “comfort” has a number of nuances and meanings according to the specific context.
This study was aimed at providing a review of the influence (or “weight”) of the different …

Investigation of IEQ and subjective evaluation of IEQ by pupils is the main objective of this
research work. For the monitoring two classrooms in primary school and two classrooms in …

Indoor environmental quality (IEQ) has a high-level of impact on one's health and
productivity. It is widely accepted that IEQ is composed of four categories: thermal comfort …

The unique architectural style of traditional “Yinzi” dwellings in Western Hunan, China,
needs to be protected and their natural ventilation of patio space should also be promoted …

Building retrofitting is the most feasible and cost-effective method to improve building energy
efficiency. The paper presents a comparative analysis of two different strategies to enhance …

This research is aimed to study the factors affecting the changing of green space in
Bangkok, consisting of surface temperature, air temperature, and carbon monoxide (CO) in …