[HTML][HTML] Work accidents, climate change and COVID-19

A Santurtún, J Shaman - Science of the total environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The effects brought by climate change and the pandemic upon worker health and wellbeing
are varied and necessitate the identification and implementation of improved strategic …

Realistic representation of city street-level human thermal stress via a new urban climate-human coupling system

X Huang, J Song, C Wang, PW Chan - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Urban overheating aggravated by climate change and rapid urbanization poses a severe
threat to thermal health of urban residents. To more realistically represent street-level heat …

Experimental investigation of the effect of surgical masks on outdoor thermal comfort in **amen, China

Z Zhou, L Dong - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly changed people's lifestyles, and wearing surgical
masks in outdoor public spaces has become commonplace. However, few studies have …

Urban moisture and dry islands: spatiotemporal variation patterns and mechanisms of urban air humidity changes across the globe

X Huang, J Song - Environmental Research Letters, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Urbanization-induced atmospheric moisture changes, embodied as urban moisture island
(UMI) and urban dry island (UDI) effects, are not as thoroughly understood as the urban heat …

Thermal comfort of personal protective equipment (PPE) wearers in different temperatures and activity conditions

H Jiang, B Cao, Y Zhu - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
To avoid virus infections, healthcare workers have to wear personal protective equipment
(PPE) during work. However, the high temperature and humidity in PPE threaten their …

Thermal responses of face-masked pedestrians during summer: An outdoor investigation under tree-shaded areas

Y Zhang, H He, K Dai, Z Lin, Z Fang, Z Zheng - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract During the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic, most citizens were cooperative
towards the face-masking policy; however, undeniably, face masking has increased …

Urban heat island reduces annual building energy consumption and temperature related mortality in severe cold region of China

Y Fan, Z Wang, Y Li, K Wang, Z Sun, J Ge - Urban Climate, 2022 - Elsevier
The urban heat island (UHI) phenomenon has gained increasing attention as it not only
affects the energy consumption of buildings but also threatens the health of urban dwellers …

Protective facemask-induced facial thermal stress and breathing burden during exercise in gyms

Q Zhong, J Song, D Shi, CH Dung - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
During the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 90% of infections occurred in indoor
environments such as restaurants and gyms. In particular, gym attendees are facing …

Thermoregulation and subjective thermal perception of N95 respirator users: Influence of significant workloads

YC Lin, HC Wei, CP Chen - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Working under a significant metabolic rate while wearing an N95 mask increased the heat
stress that users of protective clothing experienced. This study investigated in a climatic …

Thermal perception and physiological responses under different protection states in indoor crowded spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic in summer

T Liu, X Shan, Q Deng, Z Zhou, G Yang, J Wang, Z Ren - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Currently, people in crowded indoor spaces are required to wear a variety of personal
protective equipment to curb the spread of COVID-19. This study aimed to investigate the …