Hospital buildings are required to secure a variety of indoor environments according to the
diverse requirements of patients and staff. Among these requirements, thermal comfort is an …

Researchers have conducted extensive research on the thermal environments of rural
houses worldwide. The greatest number of studies on thermal comfort in rural areas have …

Airborne transmission has always been one of the contributors to healthcare-associated
infections (HAIs). Throughout the years, building researchers and medical experts have …

Thermal comfort in indoor environments is perceived as an important factor for the well-
being and productivity of the occupants. To practically create a comfortable environment, a …

Thermal comfort is linked to our health, well-being, and productivity. The thermal
environment is one of the main factors that influence thermal comfort and, consequently, the …

People aim for thermal comfort inside their homes. However, this is not achievable for
everyone due to several factors, such as low income, poor building envelope, expensive …

The deficiencies of the one of the most preferred conventional thermal comfort models, the
Predicted Mean Vote/Percentage of Predicted Dissatisfied (PMV/PPD) method have …

It is well-known that indoor environmental quality (IEQ) can be affected by the occupants and
their activities in indoor environments. What is essential to be investigated is the impact of …

Abstract The Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system in an Operating
Room (OR) has two main functions: evacuate contaminants to guarantee an elevated Indoor …

Indoor thermal comfort is important to hospital designs as it affects healthcare outcomes.
However, existing thermal sensation analysis models do not fully consider individual …