Occupant productivity and office indoor environment quality: A review of the literature

Y Al Horr, M Arif, A Kaushik, A Mazroei… - Building and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The purpose of this paper is to review the existing literature to draw an understanding of the
relationship between indoor environmental quality and occupant productivity in an office …

A systematic review of personal thermal comfort models

LA Martins, V Soebarto, T Williamson - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Personal comfort models have shown to predict specific thermal comfort requirements more
accurately than aggregate models, increasing occupant acceptability and associated energy …

Individual difference in thermal comfort: A literature review

Z Wang, R de Dear, M Luo, B Lin, Y He… - Building and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Human individual differences widely and markedly affect thermal comfort and should be
carefully considered in the design and operation of the built environment. This paper aims to …

Introducing IEA EBC annex 79: Key challenges and opportunities in the field of occupant-centric building design and operation

W O'Brien, A Wagner, M Schweiker, A Mahdavi… - Building and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite the fact that buildings are designed for occupants in principle, evidence suggests
buildings are often uncomfortable compared to the requirements of standards; difficult to …

Human-in-the-loop HVAC operations: A quantitative review on occupancy, comfort, and energy-efficiency dimensions

W Jung, F Jazizadeh - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems account for almost half of the
energy consumption in buildings. By benefiting from advancements in information and …

Quantitative relationships between occupant satisfaction and satisfaction aspects of indoor environmental quality and building design

M Frontczak, S Schiavon, J Goins, E Arens… - Indoor …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The article examines which subjectively evaluated indoor environmental parameters and
building features mostly affect occupants' satisfaction in mainly US office buildings. The …

A critical review of field implementations of occupant-centric building controls

JY Park, MM Ouf, B Gunay, Y Peng, W O'Brien… - Building and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Recent developments in information and communication technology have sparked the
notion of smart buildings; an example of which is occupant-centric control (OCC). In this …

[HTML][HTML] Comparing Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) with selected thermal indices/environmental parameters during 12 months of the year

S Zare, N Hasheminejad, HE Shirvan… - Weather and climate …, 2018 - Elsevier
Heat stress negatively influences human health and performance, and leading to lower
efficiency in daily activities. The present study sought to examine the relationship between …

Personalized human comfort in indoor building environments under diverse conditioning modes

D Li, CC Menassa, VR Kamat - Building and Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
In practice, building heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are essentially
set at nominal levels according to industry guidelines. However, several studies have …

A review of the corrective power of personal comfort systems in non-neutral ambient environments

H Zhang, E Arens, Y Zhai - Building and Environment, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper discusses a spectrum of systems that cool or heat occupants personally, termed
'personal comfort systems'(PCS), in order to quantify their ability to produce comfort in …