Numerous buildings fall short of expectations regarding occupant satisfaction, sustainability, or energy efficiency. In this paper, the performance of buildings in terms of occupant comfort …
A Costantino, M Ferrara, M Arnesano… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Human thermal comfort depends on objective variables-related to the environment-and to subjective variables, related to physiological conditions. While the former are relatively easy …
AM Bueno, IM da Luz, IL Niza, EE Broday - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The thermal environment is one of the main factors that influences Thermal Comfort and, consequently, the productivity of the occupants. The poor quality of the indoor environment …
Children in England spend around 30% of their time in schools to gain knowledge and skills. Climate change could impact schools' thermal environments and children's learning …
T Ashrafian - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Incorporating future weather predictions into building assessments is essential for enhancing resilience, energy efficiency, cost savings, comfort, and sustainable infrastructure …
S Zhang, R Yao, C Du, E Essah, B Li - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract ASHRAE Global Thermal Comfort Database has been extensively used for analyzing specific thermal comfort parameters or models, evaluating subjective metrics, and …
Thermal comfort and air quality are important factors for indoor environment in school buildings owing to the strong relationship with students' academic performance. However …
Students require a comfortable thermal environment for better academic learning and health in general. In Nepal, the majority of school buildings are constructed using local materials …
Schools are recognized as high-risk spaces in airborne infectious disease transmission due to occupant density and activity level. Therefore, it is critical to conduct studies and provide …