A review of human thermal comfort in the built environment

RF Rupp, NG Vásquez, R Lamberts - Energy and buildings, 2015 - Elsevier
The aim of this paper is to review the literature on human thermal comfort in the built
environment. First an overview about the subject area is presented. This is followed by a …

Thermal comfort in educational buildings: A review article

ZS Zomorodian, M Tahsildoost, M Hafezi - Renewable and sustainable …, 2016 - Elsevier
In modern societies people spend over 90% of their time indoors. Students spending more
time at school than any other building except at home highlights the importance of providing …

Environmental quality of university classrooms: Subjective and objective evaluation of the thermal, acoustic, and lighting comfort conditions

P Ricciardi, C Buratti - Building and Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Questionnaires are an important tool for analyzing the thermo-hygrometric, acoustic, and
lighting conditions of indoor environments. In the present work thermal, acoustical, and …

Interaction between thermal comfort, indoor air quality and ventilation energy consumption of educational buildings: A comprehensive review

LR Jia, J Han, X Chen, QY Li, CC Lee, YH Fung - Buildings, 2021 - mdpi.com
Thermal comfort and indoor air quality (IAQ) of educational buildings can affect students'
academic performance and well-being and are closely related to ventilation energy …

Progress in thermal comfort studies in classrooms over last 50 years and way forward

MK Singh, R Ooka, HB Rijal, S Kumar, A Kumar… - Energy and …, 2019 - Elsevier
A classroom thermal environment quality has an important role in a student's life as it
influences student's performance and well-being. It is well known that at each educational …

Advancement on thermal comfort in educational buildings: Current issues and way forward

G Lamberti, G Salvadori, F Leccese, F Fantozzi… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The thermal environment in educational buildings is crucial to improve students' health and
productivity, as they spend a considerable amount of time in classrooms. Due to the …

Children's well-being at schools: Impact of climatic conditions and air pollution

T Salthammer, E Uhde, T Schripp, A Schieweck… - Environment …, 2016 - Elsevier
Human civilization is currently facing two particular challenges: population growth with a
strong trend towards urbanization and climate change. The latter is now no longer seriously …

A field investigation on adaptive thermal comfort in school buildings in the temperate climatic region of Nepal

M Shrestha, HB Rijal, G Kayo, M Shukuya - Building and Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
A comfortable indoor environment is essential for students' health and academic
performance in schools. As no major concerns were raised on the thermal comfort of …

A new index combining thermal, acoustic, and visual comfort of moderate environments in temperate climates

C Buratti, E Belloni, F Merli, P Ricciardi - Building and Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Students spend a lot of time at school, highlighting the great importance of providing
comfortable conditions in educational buildings. Indoor environmental conditions are also …

Subjective assessment of university classroom environment

N Castilla, C Llinares, JM Bravo, V Blanca - Building and Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Research into the design of learning environments is warranted as the classroom space
impacts on students' wellbeing and learning performance. Studies on subjective evaluation …