Personal thermal comfort models based on physiological measurements–A design of experiments based review

K Chen, Q Xu, B Leow, A Ghahramani - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Researchers have shown that the physiological-based personal comfort models (PCM) are
capable of addressing individual differences as well as transient thermal comfort. Given that …

[HTML][HTML] Unveiling the actual progress of Digital Building Permit: Getting awareness through a critical state of the art review

F Noardo, D Guler, J Fauth, G Malacarne… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Growing interest is awarded to the digitalization of the building permitting use case and
many works are developed about the topic. However, the subject is very complex and many …

Ten questions concerning reinforcement learning for building energy management

Z Nagy, G Henze, S Dey, J Arroyo, L Helsen… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
As buildings account for approximately 40% of global energy consumption and associated
greenhouse gas emissions, their role in decarbonizing the power grid is crucial. The …

[HTML][HTML] A hybrid active learning framework for personal thermal comfort models

ZD Tekler, Y Lei, Y Peng, C Miller, A Chong - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Personal thermal comfort models are used to predict individual-level thermal comfort
responses to inform design and control decisions of buildings to achieve optimal …

Multi-domain indoor environmental quality in buildings: A review of their interaction and combined effects on occupant satisfaction

Y Zhao, D Li - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Occupant satisfaction is influenced by the interaction and combined effects of multi-domain
indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in buildings. While there are literature reviews on multi …

State-of-the-art, challenges and new perspectives of thermal comfort demand law for on-demand intelligent control of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems

X Zhao, Y Yin, Z He, Z Deng - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
The indoor thermal environment in buildings, industry, and other fields greatly affects human
thermal comfort, productivity, energy consumption, and even health. The heating, ventilation …

[HTML][HTML] Human thermal comfort in non-uniform thermal environments: A review

X Su, Y Yuan, Z Wang, W Liu, L Lan, Z Lian - Energy and Built Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Thermal comfort is critical for ensuring the health and productivity of occupants and knowing
their thermal demand could help creat a satisfying environment with the least energy waste …

The effect of landscape configuration on outdoor thermal environment: A case of urban plaza in Xi'an, China

H Yu, T Zhang, H Fukuda, X Ma - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Regulating landscape configuration (building, greenery, and water bodies) is a commonly
accepted mitigation strategy for responding to the rapidly deteriorating urban thermal …

Learning-Based personal models for joint optimization of thermal comfort and energy consumption in flexible workplaces

M Deng, B Fu, CC Menassa, VR Kamat - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to distinct preferences across individuals, a large proportion of people are not satisfied
with the thermal environments of their workplaces. Although recent studies have …

Development of an automatic personal comfort system (APCS) based on real-time thermal sensation prediction

Y Wu, B Cao, Y Zhu - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Most existing building thermal environment design methods focus on the overall
environment without considering individual demands, which can result in inadequate …