Thermal comfort and gender: a literature review

S Karjalainen - Indoor air, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
This review examines scientific literature on the effect of gender on indoor thermal comfort.
Gender differences have been generally considered to be small and insignificant but this …

Thermal comfort assessment and potential for energy efficiency enhancement in modern tropical buildings: A review

QJ Kwong, NM Adam, BB Sahari - Energy and buildings, 2014‏ - Elsevier
The rapid growth in population and economy activities in the tropical countries has led to an
increase in energy consumption which hastens the depletion of available energy resources …

Verification of a CFD model for indoor airflow and heat transfer

A Stamou, I Katsiris - Building and Environment, 2006‏ - Elsevier
The SST k–ω based model is applied to calculate air-flow velocities and temperatures in a
model office room. Calculations are compared with experiments and with the results of the …

Guidance to assess ventilation performance of a classroom based on CO2 monitoring

D Zhang, E Ding, PM Bluyssen - Indoor and Built …, 2022‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the ventilation of school buildings has attracted
considerable attention from the general public and researchers. However, guidance to …

Field study on adaptive thermal comfort in typical air conditioned classrooms

Z Fang, S Zhang, Y Cheng, AML Fong… - Building and …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
This study investigates adaptive thermal comfort in air conditioned classrooms in Hong
Kong. A field survey was conducted in several typical classrooms at the City University of …

Thermal comfort of a typical secondary school building in Cyprus

MC Katafygiotou, DK Serghides - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2014‏ - Elsevier
A field study is conducted in a secondary school building in Cyprus, to assess the indoor
thermal conditions during the students' lesson hours. The survey is carried out in Neapolis …

[HTML][HTML] A post-occupancy study of ventilation effectiveness from high-resolution CO2 monitoring at live theatre events to mitigate airborne transmission of SARS-CoV …

F Adzic, BM Roberts, EA Hathway, RK Matharu… - Building and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Mass-gathering events were closed around the world in 2020 to minimise the spread of the
SARS-CoV-2 virus. Emerging research on the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 emphasised the …

[PDF][PDF] Impact of building function on thermal comfort: A review paper

MS Alwetaishi - American Journal of Engineering and Applied …, 2016‏ - researchgate.net
One of the most problems for achieving thermal comfort in buildings is disregarding the
impact of different types of building use. They are differ depending on the activity style they …

Thermal comfort study of Kerala traditional residential buildings based on questionnaire survey among occupants of traditional and modern buildings

AS Dili, MA Naseer, TZ Varghese - Energy and buildings, 2010‏ - Elsevier
Thermal comfort studies on traditional residential buildings of Kerala that is known for its use
of natural and passive methods for a comfortable indoor environment, are under progress …

A review on predicted mean vote and adaptive thermal comfort models

YH Yau, BT Chew - Building Services Engineering …, 2014‏ - journals.sagepub.com
This paper presents a literature review of the Fanger's predicted mean vote and adaptive
thermal comfort models developed in different buildings and climates. An important premise …