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 …

In modern societies people spend over 90% of their time indoors. Students spending more
time at school than any other building except at home highlights the importance of providing …

The rapid escalation of cooling demand in buildings set against the backdrop of a global
climate emergency is intensifying research activity on adaptive thermal comfort. In this …

This paper presents an exhaustive overview of the field studies carried out in the past few
decades on human thermal comfort. To get a better grasp of patterns in observed data and …

A classroom thermal environment quality has an important role in a student's life as it
influences student's performance and well-being. It is well known that at each educational …

This survey of thermal comfort in classrooms aimed to define empirically the preferred
temperatures, neutral temperatures and acceptable temperature ranges for Australian …

Current thermal comfort models are based on studies with adult subjects, mainly in offices.
There is no assurance however that these models apply to children. This paper presents …

This study aims to better understand thermal comfort perception and related behavioural
characteristics of school children. Statistical analyses were performed on the thermal comfort …

The thermal environment in educational buildings is crucial to improve students' health and
productivity, as they spend a considerable amount of time in classrooms. Due to the …

Urban parks play significant roles in improving urban microclimate and reducing urban heat
islands. Using microclimatic monitoring and a questionnaire survey of thermal comfort, this …