Since the 1930s, thermal comfort has been discussed. This idea is crucial in the construction
industry because a building's structure, lighting, and energy-generating machinery must all …

This research paper offers a thorough examination of strategies geared towards enhancing
thermal comfort within constructed spaces through the incorporation of state-of-the-art …

Among the aspects with major impacts on the energy and environmental performance of a
building, the thermal insulation of the opaque elements of its envelope stands out. This work …

Thermal comfort affects not only the well-being of the occupants of a building but also the
effectiveness of their learning and work efficiency. It can be disturbed if the ventilation airflow …

The building's energy demand for heating significantly depends on many parameters of the
building, also on the climate zone. To determine this demand, the technical parameters of …

Thermal comfort in educational buildings affects not only the well‐being of students but also
their academic performance. Over time, various methods have been developed to assess it …

Despite efforts to mitigate climate change, annual greenhouse gas emissions continue to
rise, which may lead to the global warming of our planet. Buildings' thermal energy needs …

This paper presents an experiment for assessing thermal comfort of occupants in the built
environment, from a subjective perspective, focusing on office environment; a dedicated …

Rising temperature and climate change impact individual and household economic
decisions. While an established body of literature has examined the effects of temperature …

This study proposes a metric to measure households' discomfort related to thermal
consumption time (hereafter referred to as t-discomfort). This metric relies on an ideal …