From characteristics to practical applications of skin temperature in thermal comfort research–A comprehensive review

J Zhao, R Wang, Y Wu, C Zhao, Y Qi, S Li… - Building and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Skin temperature is a widely used physiological parameter in thermal comfort research. It
serves as an indicator of personnel's thermal comfort and has the potential to guide the …

A systematic review of research on personal thermal comfort using infrared technology

Y Wu, J Zhao, B Cao - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
Personal thermal comfort studies are crucial for balancing both human comfort and building
energy savings. Thus, personal comfort models (PCMs) are expected to play a pivotal role in …

[HTML][HTML] Temporal and spatial heterogeneity of indoor and outdoor temperatures and their relationship with thermal sensation from a global perspective

Y Hou, B Cao, Y Zhu, H Zhang, L Yang… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
People spend most of their time indoors. However, indoor temperature and individual
thermal exposure are generally not considered in epidemiological studies of temperature …

Development of an automatic personal comfort system (APCS) based on real-time thermal sensation prediction

Y Wu, B Cao, Y Zhu - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Most existing building thermal environment design methods focus on the overall
environment without considering individual demands, which can result in inadequate …

Data-efficient comfort modeling: Active transfer learning for predicting personal thermal comfort using limited data

ZD Tekler, Y Lei, A Chong - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
Personal comfort models are used to predict thermal comfort responses at the individual
level rather than predicting the average thermal comfort responses for large populations …

The impact of personal environmental control on the performance of thermal systems: Building energy consumption, occupant thermal comfort, and productivity

K **e, M Lee, R Khalid, VG Zakka - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
Personal environmental control (PEC) is an energy-saving approach that empowers
occupants with the freedom to regulate the indoor thermal environment, ensuring comfort …

A generalized thermal comfort model using thermographic images and compact convolutional transformers: Towards scalable and adaptive occupant comfort …

VG Zakka, M Lee - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Thermal comfort models that account for individual thermal sensations are crucial for
optimizing environmental control while maintaining occupant comfort. However, the current …

[HTML][HTML] Hybrid personalized thermal comfort model based on wrist skin temperature

C Yang, R Zhang, H Kanayama, D Sato… - Building and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Indoor thermal comfort plays a crucial role in enhancing the quality of life in residential and
work environments. However, existing thermal comfort models often rely on complex …

A personalized regression model for predicting thermal sensation based on local skin temperature in moderate summer conditions

Y Qi, R Wang, C Zhao, C Ding, C Du, J Zhang… - Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Personalized thermal sensation models play a crucial role in ensuring occupant's thermal
comfort satisfaction and improving building energy efficiency. However, an adaptive and …