The COVID-19 outbreak has brought the indoor airborne transmission issue to the forefront.
Although ventilation systems provide clean air and dilute indoor contaminated air, there is …

Personal comfort systems (PCSs) that are energy efficient have been widely used indoors to
improve occupant thermal comfort and acceptability under a variety of thermo-hygrometric …

Currently, building energy consumption is increasing, thereby exacerbating various issues,
including climate change and environmental pollution. However, current building energy …

The objective of this article is to review the scientific literature on airflow distribution systems
and ventilation effectiveness to identify and assess the most suitable room air distribution …

Conventional heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems are designed to
condition the entire building volume. In contrast, Personal Comfort Systems (PCS) target …

Here we present a field study examining the impact of elevated room temperature and air
movement on thermal comfort and self-reported productivity. This experiment was performed …

The building industry nowadays is facing two major challenges–the increased concern for
energy reduction and the growing need for comfort improvements. These challenges have …

Many new technologies and approaches to the provision of comfort inside buildings such as
displacement ventilation, mixed-mode strategies, personally controllable (task-ambient) …

Indoor environment affects the health, comfort, and performance of building occupants. The
energy used for heating, cooling, ventilating, and air conditioning of buildings is substantial …

Throughout this paper, we reviewed the most popular thermal comfort models and methods
of assessing thermal comfort in buildings and vehicular spaces. Most of them are limited to …