A review on adaptive thermal comfort of office building for energy-saving building design

P Lamsal, SB Bajracharya, HB Rijal - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The thermal environment quality of office buildings has an important role because thermal
comfort is directly related to human productivity. Thermal comfort conditions are influenced …

A review of thermal comfort in residential buildings: Comfort threads and energy saving potential

N Aqilah, HB Rijal, SA Zaki - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Residential buildings instigate a vital role in creating a safe and comfortable indoor living
environment. The phenomenon of overheating, an impact of climate change, can cause a …

Field measurement and numerical investigation of natural cross-ventilation in high-rise buildings; Thermal comfort analysis

N Nasrollahi, P Ghobadi - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The importance of climate change mitigation and energy efficiency as a growing global
concern has intensified the development of techniques to reach and improve thermal …

Is mixed-mode ventilation a comfortable low-energy solution? A literature review

J Kim, R de Dear - Building and Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite a wide range of energy efficiency measures being implemented, carbon emissions
from the building sector continues to rise. Against the backdrop of rapidly increasing cooling …

Comparative analysis on predictability of natural ventilation rate based on machine learning algorithms

H Park, DY Park - Building and Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
The demand for efficient natural ventilation (NV) systems has increased for the development
of sustainable buildings. However, the uncertainty of NV remains a challenging issue for …

Towards the quantification of energy demand and consumption through the adaptive comfort approach in mixed mode office buildings considering climate change

D Sánchez-García, C Rubio-Bellido, JJM del Río… - Energy and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems represent one of the
highest energy consumptions for office buildings. They are traditionally based on fixed …

Development of an adaptive thermal comfort model for energy-saving building design in Japan

HB Rijal, K Yoshida, MA Humphreys… - Architectural Science …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In order to quantify the seasonal differences in the comfort temperature and to develop a
domestic adaptive model for highly insulated Japanese dwellings, thermal measurements …

Analysing natural ventilation to reduce the cooling energy consumption and the fuel poverty of social dwellings in coastal zones

D Bienvenido-Huertas, D Sánchez-García… - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
In southern European countries, summer temperatures could contribute to a high cooling
energy consumption. Family units with fewer economic resources living in social dwellings …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of the energy implications adopting adaptive thermal comfort models during the cooling season: A case study for Mediterranean nursing homes

R Vergés, K Gaspar, N Forcada - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
The growing demand in the use of cooling in buildings for the effects of climate change and
the thermal comfort conditions requires the adoption of energy conservation measures …

A framework for adopting adaptive thermal comfort principles in design and operation of buildings

RT Hellwig, D Teli, M Schweiker, JH Choi, MCJ Lee… - Energy and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The concept of adaptive thermal comfort was formulated many decades ago and has been
validated in numerous field studies. As a result, wider acceptable indoor temperature ranges …