Human-in-the-loop HVAC operations: A quantitative review on occupancy, comfort, and energy-efficiency dimensions

W Jung, F Jazizadeh - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems account for almost half of the
energy consumption in buildings. By benefiting from advancements in information and …

A 50 year review of basic and applied research in radiant heating and cooling systems for the built environment

KN Rhee, KW Kim - Building and Environment, 2015 - Elsevier
The radiant heating and cooling (RHC) system has been gaining much popularity due to
high thermal comfort, reduced energy consumption, quiet operation, space saving, and so …

[HTML][HTML] Human thermal comfort in non-uniform thermal environments: A review

X Su, Y Yuan, Z Wang, W Liu, L Lan, Z Lian - Energy and Built Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Thermal comfort is critical for ensuring the health and productivity of occupants and knowing
their thermal demand could help creat a satisfying environment with the least energy waste …

Improving the suitability of selected thermal indices for predicting outdoor thermal sensation in Tehran

M Haghshenas, M Hadianpour, A Matzarakis… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Most of thermal indices were developed based on the European/North American subjects
and climates, while they should be investigated in other regions as well. This study aims to …

Human powered MEMS-based energy harvest devices

CY Sue, NC Tsai - Applied Energy, 2012 - Elsevier
The lifespan and stability of power supply are the most critical issues for implantable
biomedical devices (IMDs). Extracting energy from the ambient sources or human body …

Review of the physiology of human thermal comfort while exercising in urban landscapes and implications for bioclimatic design

JK Vanos, JS Warland, TJ Gillespie… - International journal of …, 2010 - Springer
This review comprehensively examines scientific literature pertaining to human physiology
during exercise, including mechanisms of heat formation and dissipation, heat stress on the …

Real-time human skin temperature analysis using thermal image recognition for thermal comfort assessment

H Metzmacher, D Wölki, C Schmidt, J Frisch… - Energy and …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper presents a system for the real-time analysis of human skin temperatures using
sensor fusion and thermal image recognition. The aim of this work is to introduce an open …

Thermal comfort modelling of older people living in care homes: An evaluation of heat balance, adaptive comfort, and thermographic methods

C yoon Yi, C Childs, C Peng, D Robinson - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Older adults are more thermally vulnerable than the younger adults that comfort metrics tend
to be empirically drawn from. They are less able to discriminate between warmth and cold …

Thermal comfort under radiant asymmetries of floor cooling system in 2 h and 8 h exposure durations

X Zhou, Y Liu, M Luo, L Zhang, Q Zhang, X Zhang - Energy and Buildings, 2019 - Elsevier
Radiant heating and cooling systems inherently exhibit radiant asymmetries. Although many
researchers have investigated the thermal comfort effects of asymmetric radiant …