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 …

Green roofs and facades: A comprehensive review

AB Besir, E Cuce - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Based on United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), building sector accounts
for 40% of total energy consumption. In European countries, 36% of total greenhouse gas …

[PDF][PDF] Automating the design process for smart building technologies

R Parekh - World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024 - researchgate.net
Smart buildings are emerging as complex cyber-physical systems that aim to provide safe,
comfortable, energy-efficient, and aesthetically pleasing environments. However, traditional …

Personal comfort models–A new paradigm in thermal comfort for occupant-centric environmental control

J Kim, S Schiavon, G Brager - Building and Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
A personal comfort model is a new approach to thermal comfort modeling that predicts an
individual's thermal comfort response, instead of the average response of a large …

Introducing IEA EBC annex 79: Key challenges and opportunities in the field of occupant-centric building design and operation

W O'Brien, A Wagner, M Schweiker, A Mahdavi… - Building and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite the fact that buildings are designed for occupants in principle, evidence suggests
buildings are often uncomfortable compared to the requirements of standards; difficult to …

Occupant productivity and office indoor environment quality: A review of the literature

Y Al Horr, M Arif, A Kaushik, A Mazroei… - Building and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The purpose of this paper is to review the existing literature to draw an understanding of the
relationship between indoor environmental quality and occupant productivity in an office …

A practical deep reinforcement learning framework for multivariate occupant-centric control in buildings

Y Lei, S Zhan, E Ono, Y Peng, Z Zhang, T Hasama… - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Reinforcement learning (RL) has been shown to have the potential for optimal control of
heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. Although research on RL-based …

Personal comfort models: Predicting individuals' thermal preference using occupant heating and cooling behavior and machine learning

J Kim, Y Zhou, S Schiavon, P Raftery, G Brager - Building and environment, 2018 - Elsevier
A personal comfort model is a new approach to thermal comfort modeling that predicts
individuals' thermal comfort responses, instead of the average response of a large …

Influence of indoor environmental quality on human health and productivity-A review

I Mujan, AS Anđelković, V Munćan, M Kljajić… - Journal of cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
The main goal of this article is to review the state-of-the-art literature and establish a
connection between the factors that influence health and productivity in any given indoor …

[HTML][HTML] Ten questions concerning well-being in the built environment

S Altomonte, J Allen, PM Bluyssen, G Brager… - Building and …, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …