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Experimental and numerical study of airflow distribution optimisation in...

Publication date: August 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 140 Author(s): Xiaolei Yuan, Yu Wang, Jinxiang Liu, Xinjie Xu, Xiaohang Yuan In this paper, an innovative airflow optimisation...

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Understanding thermal comfort perception of nurses in a hospital ward work...

Publication date: August 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 140 Author(s): M.T.H. Derks, A.K. Mishra, M.G.L.C. Loomans, H.S.M. Kort In indoor comfort research, thermal comfort of...

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Dynamic control of room air temperature for stratum ventilation based on heat...

Publication date: August 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 140 Author(s): Sheng Zhang, Yong Cheng, Zhaosong Fang, Zhang Lin Stratum ventilation can energy-efficiently provide quality indoor...

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Identification of representative buildings and building groups in urban...

Publication date: August 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 140 Author(s): Giovanni Tardioli, Ruth Kerrigan, Mike Oates, James O'Donnell, Donal P. Finn The formulation of energy policies for...

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Aerosol particles (0.3–10 μm) inside an educational workshop−Emission rate...

Publication date: August 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 140 Author(s): Androniki Maragkidou, Omar Jaghbeir, Kaarle Hämeri, Tareq Hussein In this study, we measured the concentrations of...

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Analysis and optimization of thermal comfort in residential buildings by...

Publication date: August 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 140 Author(s): P. Potočnik, B. Vidrih, A. Kitanovski, E. Govekar In the described research an investigation was performed into how...

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Embodied life cycle assessment comparison of single family residential houses...

Publication date: August 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 140 Author(s): Arezoo Shirazi, Baabak Ashuri 20% of US energy consumption and their consequential environmental impacts are...

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Numerical study on effect of thermal regulation performance of winter uniform...

Publication date: August 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 140 Author(s): Yun Su, Jingxian Xu, Zhongxiang Lei, Peijing Li, Yunyi Wang The objective of the study was to numerically...

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Stability and accuracy of numerical investigation of droplet motion under...

Publication date: August 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 140 Author(s): Yang Yang, Yi Wang, Bingbing Song, Jianing Fan, Yingxue Cao It is challenging to predict droplet motion in...

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Experimental investigation on the influence of evaporative cooling of...

Publication date: August 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 140 Author(s): Junsong Wang, Qinglin Meng, Kanghao Tan, Lei Zhang, Yu Zhang Permeable pavements are effective in mitigating the...

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The impact of building profiles on the performance of daylight and indoor...

Publication date: August 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 140 Author(s): Trupti J. Dabe, Vinayak S. Adane The building profile plays a very important role in controlling the direct...

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Analytical solutions to evaluate solar radiation overheating in simplified...

Publication date: August 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 140 Author(s): Belen Moreno, Juan A. Hernández Calculation methods for the energy demand of buildings require the evaluation of...

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LCA and BIM: Visualization of environmental potentials in building...

Publication date: August 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 140 Author(s): Martin Röck, Alexander Hollberg, Guillaume Habert, Alexander Passer The vast majority of scientists and policy...

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Experimental investigation of the effect of indoor air temperature on...

Publication date: August 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 140 Author(s): Dengjia Wang, Yanchao Xu, Yanfeng Liu, Yingying Wang, Jing Jiang, Xiaowen Wang, Jiaping Liu The thermal environment...

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Resistance reduction via guide vane in dividing manifold systems with...

Publication date: July 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 139 Author(s): Wanqing Zhang, Angui Li The energy consumption of pump power in pipe systems is increasing each year. A resistance...

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Smart lighting system using ANN-IMC for personalized lighting control and...

Publication date: July 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 139 Author(s): Nandha Kumar Kandasamy, Giridharan Karunagaran, Costas Spanos, King Jet Tseng, Boon-Hee Soong Lighting contributes a...

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Accuracy evaluation of a calculation tool based on the spectral colour...

Publication date: July 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 139 Author(s): I.T. Kim, A.S. Choi, M.K. Sung The circadian rhythms of building occupants are affected by the brightness and...

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Predictive large eddy simulations for urban flows: Challenges and opportunities

Publication date: July 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 139 Author(s): C. García-Sánchez, J. van Beeck, C. Gorlé Computational fluid dynamics predictions of urban flow are subject to...

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Influence of human thermal adaptation and its development on human thermal...

Publication date: July 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 139 Author(s): Chenqiu Du, Baizhan Li, Yong Cheng, Chao Li, Hong Liu, Runming Yao The human thermal adaptation has been documented...

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Estimation of temperature setpoints and heat transfer coefficients among...

Publication date: July 2018 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 139 Author(s): Panagiota Gianniou, Christoph Reinhart, David Hsu, Alfred Heller, Carsten Rode Thermal comfort preferences of...

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