Interaction between thermal comfort, indoor air quality and ventilation energy consumption of educational buildings: A comprehensive review

LR Jia, J Han, X Chen, QY Li, CC Lee, YH Fung - Buildings, 2021 - mdpi.com
Thermal comfort and indoor air quality (IAQ) of educational buildings can affect students'
academic performance and well-being and are closely related to ventilation energy …

[HTML][HTML] Digital Twin framework for automated fault source detection and prediction for comfort performance evaluation of existing non-residential Norwegian buildings

HH Hosamo, HK Nielsen, D Kraniotis, PR Svennevig… - Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Off-the-shelf wearable sensing devices for personalized thermal comfort models: a systematic review on their use in scientific research

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 …

Hierarchical and K-means clustering to assess thermal dissatisfaction and productivity in university classrooms

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 …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of climate change on cognitive performance of children in English school stock: A simulation study

J Dong, Y Schwartz, I Korolija, D Mumovic - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing school buildings energy efficiency under climate change: A comprehensive analysis of energy, cost, and comfort factors

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 …

Analysis of outlier detection rules based on the ASHRAE global thermal comfort database

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 …

Optimization of energy use and academic performance for educational environments in hot-humid climates

RL Hwang, WJ Liao, WA Chen - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermal comfort and air quality are important factors for indoor environment in school
buildings owing to the strong relationship with students' academic performance. However …

Investigation on summer thermal comfort and passive thermal improvements in naturally ventilated Nepalese school buildings

M Shrestha, HB Rijal - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
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 …

Minimizing the respiratory pathogen transmission: Numerical study and multi-objective optimization of ventilation systems in a classroom

H Arjmandi, R Amini, M Fallahpour - Thermal Science and Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …