Indoor thermal environment contributes to the comfort of occupants and even affects their
health and well-being. Recent years have witnessed emerging studies on the connection …

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 …

This study uses a longitudinal within-subjects design to investigate the effects of inadequate
Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) on work performance and wellbeing in a sample of 114 …

Human thermoregulation and acclimatization are core components of the human co**
mechanism for withstanding variations in environmental heat exposure. Amidst growing …

Thermal comfort has been discussed since 1930s. There have been two main approaches
to thermal comfort: the steady-state model and the adaptive model. The adaptive model is …

The objectives of this study are to investigate building professionals' experience, awareness,
and interest in occupant health in buildings, and to assess the impact of the COVID-19 …

Gender differences in the assessment of thermal comfort and indoor environmental quality
(IEQ) in the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) have not previously been investigated …

In a warm and humid climate, increasing the temperature set point offers considerable
energy benefits with low first costs. Elevated air movement generated by a personally …

Growth in energy use for indoor cooling tripled between 1990 and 2016 to outpace any
other end use in buildings. Part of this energy demand is wasted on excessive cooling of …

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 …