A review of factors affecting occupant comfort in multi-unit residential buildings

MS Andargie, M Touchie, W O'Brien - Building and Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Traditionally, less focus has been given to comfort evaluations in residential buildings
compared to commercial buildings. Despite having an increased level of control relative to …

Progress in thermal comfort studies in classrooms over last 50 years and way forward

MK Singh, R Ooka, HB Rijal, S Kumar, A Kumar… - Energy and …, 2019 - Elsevier
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 …

Thermal perception, adaptation and attendance in a public square in hot and humid regions

TP Lin - Building and environment, 2009 - Elsevier
Highly relevant to an individual's thermal perception, the thermal environment in outdoor
public spaces impacts the use of such spaces. Thermal adaptation, which involves …

Field studies on human thermal comfort—an overview

AK Mishra, M Ramgopal - Building and Environment, 2013 - Elsevier
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 …

Optimization of building window system in Asian regions by analyzing solar heat gain and daylighting elements

JW Lee, HJ Jung, JY Park, JB Lee, Y Yoon - Renewable energy, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper presents and optimizes the annual heating, cooling and lighting energy
consumption associated with applying different types and properties of window systems in a …

The adaptive approach to thermal comfort: A critical overview

E Halawa, J van Hoof - energy and buildings, 2012 - Elsevier
The adaptive approach to thermal comfort has gained unprecedented exposure and rising
status recently among the thermal comfort community at the apparent expense of the heat …

Thermal comfort for naturally ventilated houses in Indonesia

H Feriadi, NH Wong - Energy and buildings, 2004 - Elsevier
For naturally ventilated buildings (NVB) located in the tropical regions, thermal comfort (TC)
prediction based on predicted mean vote (PMV) standard has shown some deviations from …

Effect of age, gender, economic group and tenure on thermal comfort: A field study in residential buildings in hot and dry climate with seasonal variations

M Indraganti, KD Rao - Energy and buildings, 2010 - Elsevier
Energy consumption in Indian residential buildings is one of the highest and is increasing
phenomenally. Indian standards specify comfort temperatures between 23 and 26° C for all …

Thermal comfort in classrooms in the tropics

NH Wong, SS Khoo - Energy and buildings, 2003 - Elsevier
A field study was conducted in classrooms in Singapore, which were mechanically
ventilated by fans, to assess their thermal conditions during the students' lesson hours …