This article reviews the literature on the Indoor Environment Quality of a built environment.
Thermal comfort is a complex concern and the methods studied so far are only approximate …

Sleep loss impairs task performance and post-physical activity recovery, cognitive
performance and mood, heightens fatigue and decreases vigour; poor sleep quality impairs …

Personal thermal management (PTM) technologies, which establish local thermal envelope
around human body instead of cooling/heating the entire building space, have great …

Personal thermal and moisture management for wearable systems and strategies are
drawing increasing attention due to their potential on human thermal comfort and safety and …

In the short and medium term, it is estimated that electric mobility will play an important role
in greenhouse gas emissions reduction strategy. However, vehicles with electric propulsion …

With the increasing number of people living in cities, the demand for energy in office
buildings and homes is constantly increasing; thus, smart buildings were created to provide …

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is an effective analysis method of personalized
ventilation (PV) in indoor built environments. As an increasingly important supplement to …

Abstract Phase Change Cooling Clothing (PCCC) is a promising wearable device, which
can reduce thermal discomfort and health risks associated with high ambient temperatures …

Clothing influences the heat exchange between the human body and the environment, and
the thermal resistance of clothing is typically unevenly distributed across different body parts …

Extreme heat is a current and growing global health concern. Current heat exposure models
include meteorological and human factors that dictate heat stress, comfort, and risk of …