Measuring the right factors: A review of variables and models for thermal comfort and indoor air quality

N Ma, D Aviv, H Guo, WW Braham - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The indoor environment directly affects health and comfort as humans spend most of the day
indoors. However, improperly controlled ventilation systems can expend unnecessary …

A review of thermal comfort models and indicators for indoor environments

D Enescu - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the most used thermal comfort models and indicators with their variants,
discussing their usage in control problems referring to energy management in indoor …

Energy consumption, indoor thermal comfort and air quality in a commercial office with retrofitted heat, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system

WW Che, CY Tso, L Sun, DYK Ip, H Lee, CYH Chao… - Energy and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Retrofit on existing buildings for better energy performance is widely desired due to large
share of building energy consumption. Meanwhile, the importance of thermal comfort and air …

Passive cooling designs to improve heat resilience of homes in underserved and vulnerable communities

K Sun, W Zhang, Z Zeng, R Levinson, M Wei… - Energy and Buildings, 2021 - Elsevier
Disadvantaged communities face a growing threat to staying safe during heat waves,
especially during coincident power outages. This study develops a methodology to evaluate …

Evaluation of summer thermal comfort in arid desert areas. Case study: Old adobe building in Adrar (South of Algeria)

A Bassoud, H Khelafi, AM Mokhtari, A Bada - Building and Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
The ASHRAE-55 adaptive model is considered one of the best-known thermal comfort
assessment methods in naturally ventilated buildings. This type of building reflects the …

Cool roofs can mitigate cooling energy demand for informal settlement dwellers

A Nutkiewicz, A Mastrucci, ND Rao, RK Jain - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cities are critical to meeting our sustainable energy goals. Informal settlement
redevelopment programs represent an opportunity to improve living conditions and curb …

[HTML][HTML] Courtyard design impact on indoor thermal comfort and utility costs for residential households: Comparative analysis and deep-learning predictive model

A Tabadkani, S Aghasizadeh, S Banihashemi… - Frontiers of Architectural …, 2022 - Elsevier
A courtyard is an architectural design element which is often known as microclimate
modifiers and is responsible to increase the indoor occupant comfort in traditional …

Investigation on summer thermal comfort and passive thermal improvements in naturally ventilated Nepalese school buildings

M Shrestha, HB Rijal - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Students require a comfortable thermal environment for better academic learning and health
in general. In Nepal, the majority of school buildings are constructed using local materials …