Urban overheating, driven by global climate change and urban development, is a major
contemporary challenge that substantially impacts urban livability and sustainability …

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

Well-being in the built environment is a topic that features frequently in building standards
and certification schemes, in scholarly articles and in the general press. However, despite …

Visual connection to nature has been demonstrated to have a positive impact on attention
restoration, stress reduction, and overall health and well-being. Inside buildings, windows …

The well-being of the elderly is critical in today's aging society. However, the age difference
in thermal comfort in buildings with unstable thermal environments is poorly understood. In …

This paper discusses a spectrum of systems that cool or heat occupants personally, termed
'personal comfort systems'(PCS), in order to quantify their ability to produce comfort in …

The newly revised edition of this groundbreaking textbook provides a comprehensive
overview of the theory, research, and applications of nonverbal communication. Authored by …

The effect of the thermal environment on performance and productivity has been a focus of
interest among indoor environmental researchers for nearly a century, but most of that work …

Understanding the drivers leading to individual differences in human thermal perception has
become increasingly important, amongst other things due to challenges such as climate …

There is growing evidence of an increased incidence of overheating during warm weather in
buildings without air-conditioning, especially homes in temperate climates where the …