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Development of JOS-2 Human Thermoregulation Model with Detailed Vascular System

Publication date: Available online 26 April 2013Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Yutaka Kobayashi , Shin-ichi Tanabe A human thermoregulation model called JOS-2 was developed based on the...

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Evaluation of Thermal Environmental Conditions and Thermal Perception at...

Publication date: Available online 27 April 2013Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Shivraj Dhaka , Jyotirmay Mathur , Andreas Wagnerb , Ghanshyam Das Agrawal , Vishal Garg Field study of...

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Optimization of design flow rates and component sizing for residential...

Publication date: July 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 65 Author(s): J. Laverge , A. Janssens The potential systemic differences in performance of natural, exhaust and mechanical...

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Assessing the stability of annual temperatures for different urban functional...

Publication date: July 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 65 Author(s): Ranhao Sun , Yihe Lü , Liding Chen , Liu Yang , Ailian Chen The urban functional zone (UFZ) is the basic unit of urban...

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Directions in green roof research: a bibliometric study

Publication date: Available online 29 April 2013Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Lior Blank , Amiel Vasl , Shay Levy , Gary Grant , Gyongyver Kadas , Amots Dafni , Leon Blaustein Green roof...

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Computational investigation on the factors influencing thermal comfort for...

Publication date: Available online 29 April 2013Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Huijuan Chen , Bahram Moshfegh , Mathias Cehlin Impinging jet ventilation (IJV) has been proposed to achieve...

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Multiplexed optimization for complex air conditioning systems

Publication date: July 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 65 Author(s): Yongjun Sun , Gongsheng Huang , Zhengwei Li , Shengwei Wang Optimization has been considered as an efficient tool to...

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Comfort under personally controlled air movement in warm and humid environments

Publication date: July 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 65 Author(s): Yongchao Zhai , Hui Zhang , Yufeng Zhang , Wilmer Pasut , Edward Arens , Qinglin Meng This study examined the effects...

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Identification of key plant traits contributing to the cooling effects of...

Publication date: Available online 2 May 2013Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Takuya Koyama , Mika Yoshinaga , Hideki Hayashi , Kei-ichiro Maeda , Akira Yamauchi Green façades have long been...

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Passive alternatives to mechanical air conditioning of building: A review

Publication date: Available online 2 May 2013Source:Building and Environment Author(s): D.G. Leo Samuel , S.M. Shiva Nagendra , M.P. Maiya Human comfort is gaining importance in the recent decades....

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Experimental study of a non-isothermal wall jet issued by a displacement...

Publication date: Available online 2 May 2013Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Iman Fatemi , Bing-Chen Wang , Mike Koupriyanov , Brad Tully This paper reports a new set of experimental data...

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CFD simulation of micro-scale pollutant dispersion in the built environment

Publication date: June 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 64 Author(s): B. Blocken , Y. Tominaga , T. Stathopoulos

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Thermal comfort in buildings with split air-conditioners in hot-humid area of...

Publication date: June 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 64 Author(s): Yufeng Zhang , Huimei Chen , Qinglin Meng Occupants' thermal sensations, perceptions and behaviors in buildings with...

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Atmospheric environmental impact assessment of a combined district heating...

Publication date: June 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 64 Author(s): Wang Haichao , Jiao Wenling , Risto Lahdelma , Zou Pinghua , Zhan Shuhui Assessing the atmospheric environmental...

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Publication date: June 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 64

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Coupled TRNSYS-CFD simulations evaluating the performance of PCM plate heat...

Publication date: July 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 65 Author(s): B.L. Gowreesunker , S.A. Tassou , M. Kolokotroni This paper reports on the energy performance evaluation of a...

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Evaluation of various categories of turbulence models for predicting air...

Publication date: July 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 65 Author(s): Wei Liu , Jizhou Wen , Chao-Hsin Lin , Junjie Liu , Zhengwei Long , Qingyan Chen Flow fields in commercial airliner...

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Impact of Design Parameters on the Performance of Ultraviolet Photocatalytic...

Publication date: Available online 4 May 2013Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Donya Farhanian , Fariborz Haghighat , Chang-Seo Lee , Ness Lakdawala Ultraviolet photocatalytic oxidation...

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Driving carbon reduction strategies adoption in built environment – the...

Publication date: Available online 6 May 2013Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Peter S.P. Wong , Jason Zapantis In recent years, numbers of strategies were advocated to foster carbon...

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Factors affecting horticultural and cleaning workers’ preference on cooling...

Publication date: Available online 6 May 2013Source:Building and Environment Author(s): A.P.C. Chan , Y. Yang , D.P. Wong , E.W.M. Lam , Y. Li Outdoor workers are at high risk of suffering from...

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