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 …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Hybrid personalized thermal comfort model based on wrist skin temperature

C Yang, R Zhang, H Kanayama, D Sato… - Building and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Indoor thermal comfort plays a crucial role in enhancing the quality of life in residential and
work environments. However, existing thermal comfort models often rely on complex …

Bayesian meta-learning for personalized thermal comfort modeling

H Zhang, S Lee, A Tzempelikos - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Data-driven models coupled with machine learning techniques have been developed to
predict thermal comfort of individuals. However, collecting (quantitatively and qualitatively) …

Meta-learning of personalized thermal comfort model and fast identification of the best personalized thermal environmental conditions

L Chen, A Ermis, F Meng, Y Zhang - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The model of personalized thermal comfort can be learned via various machine learning
algorithms and used to improve the individuals' thermal comfort levels with potentially less …

A systematic review of multi-output prediction model for indoor environment and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning energy consumption in buildings

K Jiang, T Shi, H Yu, N Mahyuddin… - Indoor and Built …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems could significantly impact indoor
environmental quality, particularly in terms of thermal comfort and indoor air quality …

Non-intrusive personal thermal comfort modeling: A machine learning approach using infrared face recognition

Y Bai, L Liu, K Liu, S Yu, Y Shen, D Sun - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
At present, non-intrusive personal thermal comfort models are receiving more and more
attention. Non-intrusive sensing technology is used to accurately capture the real-time …

Diversity for transfer in learning-based control of buildings

T Zhang, M Afshari, P Musilek, ME Taylor… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
The application of reinforcement learning to the optimal control of building systems has
gained traction in recent years as it can cut the building energy consumption and improve …

Hybrid feature selection-based machine learning methods for thermal preference prediction in diverse seasons and building environments

Y Bai, Z Dong, L Liu - Building and Environment, 2025 - Elsevier
Air-conditioning systems usually operate at pre-set temperatures and fixed schedules in
indoor thermal environment control, making it difficult to meet personalized user demands …

Data efficient indoor thermal comfort prediction using instance based transfer learning method

K Li, Y Liu, L Chen, W Xue - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
The precise prediction of indoor thermal sensation is critical to building energy efficiency
and satisfaction of occupants. In this field, data-driven models have shown superior …