Evaluating and optimising human comfort within the built environment is challenging due to
the large number of physiological, psychological and environmental variables that affect …

Increasingly, research projects narrate visions of energy communities that portray hopes of
more sustainable, democratic energy futures. However, it remains unarticulated how such …

Labelled human comfort data can be a valuable resource in optimising the built
environment, and improving the wellbeing of individual occupants. The acquisition of …

Advances in intimate care technologies and on-body wearables are disrupting how and
where we think about and care for our bodies. The boundaries between private and public …

Thermal comfort assessment for the built environment has become more available to
analysts and researchers due to the proliferation of sensors and subjective feedback …

Waste management in urban areas is a complex process, encompassing a variety of
activities (eg, acquiring, sorting, disposing), actors (eg, single individuals, waste collectors …

Smart buildings offer an opportunity for better performance and enhanced experience by
contextualising services and interactions to the needs and practices of occupants. Yet, this …

Quantified smart buildings increasingly utilise data-rich technologies (such as embedded
sensors and personal wearables). Research and development however, rarely addresses …

Building automation is concerned with closed-and open-loop control of building services
such as heating, cooling, ventilation and air conditioning, lighting and shading. The ultimate …

As the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many to work remotely from home, collaborating
solely through digital technologies, a growing population of remote home workers are faced …