Application of mobile positioning occupancy data for building energy...
Publication date: 15 August 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 141 Author(s): Zhihong Pang, Peng Xu, Zheng O'Neill, Jiefan Gu, Shunian Qiu, Xing Lu, Xin Li Occupancy data is a critical input...
View ArticleLaboratory test to assess sensitivity of bio-based earth materials to fungal...
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Aurélie Laborel-Préneron, Kouka Ouédraogo, Alexis Simons, Matthieu Labat, Alexandra Bertron, Camille Magniont,...
View ArticleThermal comfort study in naturally ventilated school classrooms in composite...
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Aradhana Jindal A field study was carried out during monsoon and winter seasons of 2015–16 to investigate the...
View ArticleGlobal warming potential and energy consumption of temporary works in...
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Md. Uzzal Hossain, Chi Sun Poon The importance of the building industry on environmental impacts, especially...
View ArticleThermal comfort and thermal adaptive behaviours in traditional dwellings: A...
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Chengcheng Xu, Shuhong Li, Xiaosong Zhang, Suola Shao Adaptive thermal comfort is the predominant model used for...
View ArticleValidation and assessment of the CFD-0 module of CONTAM software for airborne...
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Bruno Perazzo Pedroso Barbosa, Nisio de Carvalho Lobo Brum Hospital and laboratory buildings are designed with...
View ArticleAmbiguities regarding the relationship between office lighting and subjective...
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): J. van Duijnhoven, M.P.J. Aarts, A.L.P. Rosemann, H.S.M. Kort The current field study investigated the...
View ArticleSurface removal rate of ozone in residences in China
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Mingyao Yao, Bin Zhao Outdoor ozone has been proven to be strongly associated with both morbidity and mortality....
View ArticleField study of NOx degradation by a mineral-based air purifying paint
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Q.L. Yu, Y. Hendrix, S. Lorencik, H.J.H. Brouwers This paper studies the performance of a mineral-based...
View ArticleLarge-eddy simulation of flow and pollutant dispersion in a 3D urban street...
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Guoyi Jiang, Ryuichiro Yoshie Large-eddy simulation (LES) based on the standard Smagorinsky model was employed...
View ArticleIndoor air quality and occupants' ventilation habits in China: Seasonal...
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Junjie Liu, Xilei Dai, Xiangdong Li, Susu Jia, Jingjing Pei, Yuexia Sun, Dayi Lai, Xiong Shen, Hejiang Sun,...
View ArticleREDIS: A value-based decision support tool for renovation of building portfolios
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Anne N. Gade, Tine S. Larsen, Søren B. Nissen, Rasmus L. Jensen Renovation of the existing building stock is...
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Design and performance analysis of a regenerative evaporative cooler for...
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Rabah Boukhanouf, Omar Amer, Hatem Ibrahim, John Calautit Evaporative cooling has been considered a low energy...
View ArticleReducing formaldehyde emission of urea formaldehyde-bonded particleboard by...
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Aizat Ghani, Zaidon Ashaari, Paiman Bawon, Seng Hua Lee Particleboard is one of the building materials that...
View ArticleSimulation of heat and moisture flow through walls covered with uncoated...
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): A. Tadeu, L. Škerget, N. Simões, R. Fino This paper evaluates the influence of the solar heat flux, temperature,...
View ArticleStressing the passive behavior of a Passivhaus: An evidence-based scenario...
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Vincenzo Costanzo, Kristian Fabbri, Stefano Piraccini This paper first reports the outcomes of a one-year...
View ArticleSpatial distribution of building energy use in the United States through...
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Derek Fehrer, Moncef Krarti Despite the importance of geospatial analysis of energy use in buildings, the data...
View ArticleExperimental and modeling study of pressure drop across electrospun nanofiber...
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Ye Bian, Li Zhang, Chun Chen Electrospun nanofiber air filters can achieve high PM2.5 removal efficiency with a...
View ArticleWindow-opening behavior in Chinese residential buildings across different...
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Dayi Lai, Susu Jia, Yue Qi, Junjie Liu Window-opening behavior significantly influences indoor air quality...
View ArticleAn operational monitoring tool facilitating the transformation of urban...
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Martine Laprise, Sophie Lufkin, Emmanuel Rey The regeneration of urban brownfields is a relevant strategy to...
View ArticlePerformance evaluation of different air distribution systems for removal of...
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Zhixiang Cao, Yi Wang, Chao Zhai, Meng Wang An excellent air distribution system is a key factor to maintain...
View ArticleAnalysis on body heat losses and its effect on thermal sensation of people...
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Haiying Wang, Songtao Hu The motivation of this study is to explore the changes of heat losses of people who...
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Long-term impact of rapid urbanization on urban climate and human thermal...
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Shereif H. Mahmoud, Thian Yew Gan The long-term impact of rapid urbanization on air temperature (Ta), relative...
View ArticleSounds and sound preferences in Han Buddhist temples
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Dongxu Zhang, Mei Zhang, Daping Liu, Jian Kang This study recorded various sounds heard in Han Buddhist temples...
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Design and development of a low-cost angular sky luminance measurement system
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Marshal Maskarenj, Rangan Banerjee, Prakash C. Ghosh Energy efficient building design requires simulated...
View ArticleUnsteady large-scale flow patterns and dynamic vortex movement in near-field...
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Shi Yin, Yuguo Li, Yifan Fan, Mats Sandberg Unsteady flow patterns of interacting buoyant plumes are important...
View ArticleEnergy efficiency of residential buildings in the U.S.: Improvement potential...
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Maryam Golbazi, Can B. Aktas The International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) is commonly used to improve...
View ArticleLife cycle assessment (LCA) of double-skin façade (DSF) system with...
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Rotana Hay, Claudia P. Ostertag Building envelope governs heat transfer between the external environment and...
View ArticleTowards the development of a standardized testing protocol for overhead...
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Jordan D. Clark, Gabriel Rojas, Iain S. Walker
View ArticleA satisfaction-range approach for achieving thermal comfort level in a shared...
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Mehdi Pazhoohesh, Cheng Zhang A personal comfort assessment model predicts occupants' thermal comfort responses,...
View ArticleAn open acceptance model for indoor environmental quality (IEQ)
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): L.T. Wong, K.W. Mui, T.W. Tsang Indoor environmental quality (IEQ) acceptance prediction is crucial to...
View ArticleDetailed experimental investigation of air speed field induced by ceiling fans
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Shuo Liu, Aleksandra Lipczynska, Stefano Schiavon, Edward Arens Comfort cooling by ceiling fans is...
View ArticleDevelopment of the ASHRAE Global Thermal Comfort Database II
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Veronika Földváry Ličina, Toby Cheung, Hui Zhang, Richard de Dear, Thomas Parkinson, Edward Arens, Chungyoon...
View ArticleALOS: Automatic learning of an occupancy schedule based on a new prediction...
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Amel Nacer, Bruno Marhic, Laurent Delahoche, Jean-baptiste Masson In our day and age, lowering energy...
View ArticleSmart and dynamic route lighting control based on movement tracking
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Eveliina Juntunen, Esa-Matti Sarjanoja, Juho Eskeli, Henrika Pihlajaniemi, Toni Österlund Intelligent LED...
View ArticleSecondary VOCs emission from used fibrous filters in portable air cleaners...
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Jingjing Pei, Lili Ji Previous research suggests that filters used in indoor portable air cleaners or...
View ArticlePerformance evaluation of CO2-based ventilation control to reduce CO2...
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Mi-Su Shin, Kyu-Nam Rhee, Eun-Tack Lee, Gun-Joo Jung As the airtightness of a building envelope gets higher to...
View ArticleCalibrated hygrothermal simulation models for historical buildings
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Guilherme B.A. Coelho, Hugo Entradas Silva, Fernando M.A. Henriques Historic buildings are a living...
View ArticleThe feasibility of highly granular lighting control in open-plan offices:...
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Christel de Bakker, Mariëlle Aarts, Helianthe Kort, Alexander Rosemann Highly granular lighting control reduces...
View ArticleHierarchical Bayesian modeling for predicting ordinal responses of...
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Jongyeon Lim, Yasunori Akashi, Doosam Song, Hyokeun Hwang, Yasuhiro Kuwahara, Shinji Yamamura, Naoki Yoshimoto,...
View ArticleDevelopment of a moisture transfer calculation method of hygroscopic material...
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Hang Wan, Gongsheng Huang, Xinhua Xu Hygroscopic material could be used to moderate the indoor humidity...
View ArticleAnalysis of human factors in a building environmental assessment system in...
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Joohyun Lee, Mardelle Shepley This study investigates the relationships between the scores of the Green Standard...
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Performance of an innovative VUV-PCO purifier with nanoporous TiO2 film for...
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Tongzhou Xu, Hong Zheng, Pengyi Zhang An innovative vacuum ultraviolet photocatalytic oxidation (VUV-PCO) air...
View ArticleExperimental visualisation of wake flows induced by different shaped moving...
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Yao Tao, Kiao Inthavong, Phred Petersen, Krishna Mohanarangam, William Yang, Jiyuan Tu Traditional smoke...
View ArticleA study of thermal comfort enhancement using three energy-efficient...
Publication date: 1 October 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 143 Author(s): Udayraj, Ziqi Li, Ying Ke, Faming Wang, Bin Yang There is great potential to apply personalized heating for...
View ArticleVision-based thermal comfort quantification for HVAC control
Publication date: September 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 142 Author(s): Wooyoung Jung, Farrokh Jazizadeh This study presents a vision-based approach that employs RGB video images as...
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Publication date: 15 August 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 141
View ArticleGlare quantification for indoor volleyball
Publication date: 1 October 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 143 Author(s): Martijn Pakkert, Alexander L.P. Rosemann, Juliëtte van Duijnhoven, Maurice A.H. Donners Sports facilities all...
View ArticleThermal comfort modeling in transient conditions using real-time local body...
Publication date: 1 October 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 143 Author(s): Andrei Claudiu Cosma, Rahul Simha This work evaluated the use of thermographic cameras as a non-invasive method...
View ArticleHeat removal efficiency based multi-node model for both stratum ventilation...
Publication date: 1 October 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 143 Author(s): Sheng Zhang, Yong Cheng, Chao Huan, Zhang Lin The non-uniform distribution of vertical air temperature helps...
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