A review of thermal comfort of 4-to 14-year-old children via field experiments: Experimental designs and methods

S Gao, W Oh, C Lin, C Feng - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
Creating a comfortable indoor and outdoor thermal environment for children is essential for
their healthy growth and can significantly enhance their learning performance. However …

Occupant-centric HVAC and window control: A reinforcement learning model for enhancing indoor thermal comfort and energy efficiency

X Liu, Z Gou - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Occupant behavior plays a crucial role in enhancing indoor thermal comfort and achieving
energy efficiency by influencing the operational modes of Heating, Ventilation, and Air …

Experimental evaluation of ECG signal denoising methods based on HRV indices and their application in indoor thermal comfort study under different temperatures

J Ren, R Zhang, X Cao, X Kong - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
The heart rate variability (HRV) features extracted from an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal
have been widely used to help improve the performance of thermal comfort models, with the …

Experimental study on the physiological parameters of occupants under different temperatures and prediction of their thermal comfort using machine learning …

J Ren, R Zhang, X Cao, X Kong - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Real-time prediction of indoor thermal comfort has great potential in the development of a
thermal comfort-driven control method for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) …

Sustainable Banking through Robotic Process Automation: What Role does ESG and Cognitive AI play?

O JOSEPH - Journal of Digitovation and information system, 2023 - jdiis.de
This study explores the factors for implementing Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
solutions that contribute to the advancement of sustainable banking. The banking industry …

[HTML][HTML] Using setpoint temperatures based on adaptive thermal comfort models: The case of an Australian model considering climate change

D Sánchez-García, D Bienvenido-Huertas… - Building and …, 2024 - Elsevier
It has recently become clear that using adaptive thermal comfort models to determine
setpoint temperatures is a successful energy-saving method. Global models like ASHRAE …

Assessing the energy saving potential of using adaptive setpoint temperatures: The case study of a regional adaptive comfort model for Brazil in both the present and …

D Sánchez-García, D Bienvenido-Huertas… - Building …, 2024 - Springer
It has been found in recent years that using setpoint temperatures based on adaptive
thermal comfort models is a successful method of energy conservation. Recent studies using …

[HTML][HTML] Developing a new adaptive heat balance model to enhance thermal comfort predictions and reduce energy consumption

G Lamberti, F Contrada, A Kindinis, F Leccese… - Energy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Accurate thermal comfort prediction is essential for enhancing both thermal comfort and
energy efficiency in buildings. The heat balance and adaptive models, while widely used …

Pilotage des systèmes en rafraichissement mixte centré sur le confort: une étude de sensibilité du modèle de Gagge pour une application en climat tropical.

M Boulinguez, J Castaing-Lasvignottes… - IBPSA Conference …, 2024 - hal.univ-reunion.fr
Les bâtiments en rafraichissement mixte (MM: Mixed-mode) offrent la flexibilité nécessaire
pour assurer à la fois, le confort et la réduction de la consommation d'énergie dans les …

Sensitivity Analysis of the Gagge Two-Node Comfort Model. A Tropical Case Study for Mixed-Mode Building Control

M Boulinguez, A Foucquier… - A Tropical Case Study … - papers.ssrn.com
Mixed-mode (MM) cooling solutions coupling fans and traditional air conditioning in the
tropics are gaining interest. It poses a new challenge in sizing coupled systems and …