Thermal discomfort over time can lead to unproductivity and health issues for the occupants.
Like operative temperature, humidity is an important parameter that affects thermal comfort …

This systematic review aims to give an overview of the diversity of research areas related to
human biometeorology in Brazil. The main focus of this paper addresses research trends …

Surface urban heat islands (SUHIs) are one of the most studied phenomena in urban
climates because they generate problems for the well-being of the urban population. This …

This work aims to analyze the relationship between meteorological conditions and the
occurrence of hospital admissions for pneumonia in children under 5 years of age in the …

The energy trilemma concept provides an important framework for understanding the
multidimensional nature of energy policy and planning. It captures three fundamental …

Here, we evaluated the influence of outdoor environmental conditions (synoptic weather
conditions) on human thermal discomfort in the five macro-regions of Pelotas city, located in …

The objective of this study was to propose bioclimatic zoning to classify human thermal
comfort and discomfort in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil; both historical and future …

The arrival of the era of big data provides new research methods and perspectives. In view
of the problem that the current building office space environment design does not consider …

A current systematic literature review has stated several deficiencies and knowledge gaps in
biometeorology research conducted in Brazil. This finding encouraged a group of local …

This study aims to evaluate the outdoor environment conditions (synoptic weather
conditions) on extreme events of human thermal discomfort in the city of Pelotas, Brazil …