Thermochromic and electrochromic smart windows are increasingly receiving attention for
their specific ability to regulate the dynamics of light and heat. The goal of improving smart …

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 …

Outdoor human comfort is an essential parameter to assess the quality of the urban
microclimate, and to provide guidelines for sustainable urban development. This paper …

The concentration of human activities in urban areas, increasing greenhouse gas emissions,
and high global temperature values in urban areas have accelerated the research on global …

In this work, we show a thermal comfort field study and adaptive thermal comfort model in
educational buildings under tropical Aw climate, considering air conditioning systems (AC) …

Urban greenery is a favoured approach applied towards reducing urban warmth and climate
discomfort, but ascertaining its measured and perceived effectiveness in tropical climates is …

The understanding of human outdoor thermal comfort demand and thermal adaptation
contributes to sustainable urban design as well as city resilience in the context of human …

Urban green spaces offer vital ecosystem services such as regulating elevated temperatures
in cities. Less information exists, however, on how urban green spaces influence outdoor …

Over the past ten years the number of studies regarding outdoor thermal comfort has been
progressively increasing. However, the existing works are characterized by a certain variety …

Global climate change, rapid urbanization and population explosion in major cities of
Southeast Asia (SEA) are negatively impacting the well-being and liveability of the public in …