Influence of outdoor and indoor microclimate on human thermal adaptation in...
Publication date: April 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 133 Author(s): Zhaojun Wang, Yuchen Ji, Xiaowen Su Harbin is in the severe cold climate zone in China, where the outdoor air...
View ArticleField study on adaptive thermal comfort in typical air conditioned classrooms
Publication date: April 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 133 Author(s): Zhaosong Fang, Sheng Zhang, Yong Cheng, Alan M.L. Fong, Majeed Olaide Oladokun, Zhang Lin, Huijun Wu This study...
View ArticleImpacts of humidification process on indoor thermal comfort and air quality...
Publication date: April 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 133 Author(s): Zhuangbo Feng, Xiaoqing Zhou, Shihan Xu, Junwei Ding, Shi-Jie Cao Human exposed to low level of indoor humidity will...
View ArticleField investigation on characteristics of passenger flow in a Chinese hub...
Publication date: April 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 133 Author(s): Xiaochen Liu, Lingshan Li, Xiaohua Liu, Tao Zhang, Xiangyang Rong, Ling Yang, Dizhan Xiong The occupants are one of...
View ArticleA study on influential factors of occupant window-opening behavior in an...
Publication date: April 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 133 Author(s): Song Pan, Yingzi Xiong, Yiye Han, Xingxing Zhang, Liang Xia, Shen Wei, Jinshun Wu, Mengjie Han Occupants often...
View ArticleHow green building rating systems affect designing green
Publication date: April 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 133 Author(s): Yueer He, Thomas Kvan, Meng Liu, Baizhan Li This research investigates sustainable building design from a new...
View ArticleAn experimental study on using a mass radiant floor with geothermal system as...
Publication date: April 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 133 Author(s): Mohammad Tahersima, Paul Tikalsky, Roshan Revankar Storing thermal energy in mass concrete floors would have a major...
View ArticleDermal exposure to phthalates in home environment: Handwipes, influencing...
Publication date: April 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 133 Author(s): Zhongming Bu, Jiahui Wang, Wei Yu, Baizhan Li Abundances of six commonly used phthalates (dimethyl phthalate (DMP),...
View ArticleA novel spatiotemporal home heating controller design: System emulation and...
Publication date: Available online 23 February 2018 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Martin Kruusimägi, Sarah Sharples, Darren Robinson We have developed a spatiotemporal heating control...
View ArticleLuminance distribution projection method for reducing glare and solving...
Publication date: Available online 23 February 2018 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Sebastian Słomiński, Rafał Krupiński As a result of the fast development of projection equipment and...
View ArticleCharacterization and thermal performance evaluation of infrared reflective...
Publication date: Available online 24 February 2018 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Francesca Becherini, Elena Lucchi, Alessandra Gandini, Maria Casado Barrasa, Alexandra Troi, Francesca...
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Interaction of multiple urban heat island circulations under idealised settings
Publication date: Available online 24 February 2018 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Yifan Fan, Yuguo Li, Shi Yin Urban heat island circulation (UHIC), commonly established under calm...
View ArticleExperimental study on airflow characteristics with asymmetrical heat load...
Publication date: Available online 25 February 2018 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Sami Lestinen, Simo Kilpeläinen, Risto Kosonen, Juha Jokisalo, Hannu Koskela Airflow characteristics were...
View ArticleThe CPMV index for evaluating indoor thermal comfort in buildings with solar...
Publication date: Available online 25 February 2018 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Huan Zhang, Ruiqiao Yang, Shijun You, Wandong Zheng, Xuejing Zheng, Tianzhen Ye The Predicted Mean Vote...
View ArticleExternal validations of a non-obtrusive practical method to measure personal...
Publication date: Available online 26 February 2018 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): J. van Duijnhoven, M.P.J. Aarts, H.S.M. Kort, A.L.P. Rosemann Health symptoms may be influenced,...
View ArticleField measurements of hygrothermal performance of attics in extreme cold...
Publication date: Available online 26 February 2018 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Hua Ge, Ruolin Wang, Daniel Baril Attic ventilation is typically recommended for the removal of moisture...
View ArticlePost-occupancy evaluation: State-of-the-art analysis and...
Publication date: April 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 133 Author(s): Peixian Li, Thomas M. Froese, Gail Brager Post-occupancy evaluation (POE) is a process of evaluating the performance...
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Proof-of-concept of a questionnaire to understand occupants' comfort and...
Publication date: Available online 27 February 2018 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Marco A. Ortiz, Philomena M. Bluyssen Background This paper demonstrates the effectiveness of the TwoStep...
View ArticleModelling and analysis of unsolicited temperature setpoint change requests in...
Publication date: April 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 133 Author(s): H. Burak Gunay, Weiming Shen, Guy Newsham, Araz Ashouri This paper presents an analysis conducted upon custom...
View ArticleDesign and construction of a non-linear model predictive controller for...
Publication date: April 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 133 Author(s): Arash Erfani, Abbas Rajabi-Ghahnaviyeh, Mehrdad Boroushaki This research aims to optimize a multi-zone Air Handling...
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