Development of JOS-2 human thermoregulation model with detailed vascular system
Publication date: August 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 66 Author(s): Yutaka Kobayashi , Shin-ichi Tanabe A human thermoregulation model called JOS-2 was developed based on the Stolwijk...
View ArticleMeasuring the characteristic parameters of VOC emission from paints
Publication date: August 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 66 Author(s): Jianyin Xiong , Lixin Wang , Yuhua Bai , Yinping Zhang The emission characteristic parameters of volatile organic...
View ArticlePassive alternatives to mechanical air conditioning of building: A review
Publication date: August 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 66 Author(s): D.G. Leo Samuel , S.M. Shiva Nagendra , M.P. Maiya Human comfort is gaining importance in the recent decades....
View ArticleEvaluation of thermal environmental conditions and thermal perception at...
Publication date: August 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 66 Author(s): Shivraj Dhaka , Jyotirmay Mathur , Andreas Wagner , Ghanshyam Das Agarwal , Vishal Garg Field study of thermal...
View ArticleComputational investigation on the factors influencing thermal comfort for...
Publication date: August 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 66 Author(s): Huijuan Chen , Bahram Moshfegh , Mathias Cehlin Impinging jet ventilation (IJV) has been proposed to achieve an...
View ArticleDirections in green roof research: A bibliometric study
Publication date: August 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 66 Author(s): Lior Blank , Amiel Vasl , Shay Levy , Gary Grant , Gyongyver Kadas , Amots Dafni , Leon Blaustein Green roof...
View ArticleIdentification of key plant traits contributing to the cooling effects of...
Publication date: August 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 66 Author(s): Takuya Koyama , Mika Yoshinaga , Hideki Hayashi , Kei-ichiro Maeda , Akira Yamauchi Green façades have long been...
View ArticleOutdoor thermal sensation of pedestrians in a Mediterranean climate and a...
Publication date: August 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 66 Author(s): Katerina Pantavou , George Theoharatos , Mattheos Santamouris , Dimosthenis Asimakopoulos A field questionnaire...
View ArticleMulti-objective methods for determining optimal ventilation rates in dwellings
Publication date: August 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 66 Author(s): Payel Das , Zaid Chalabi , Benjamin Jones , James Milner , Clive Shrubsole , Michael Davies , Ian Hamilton , Ian...
View ArticleExperimental study of a non-isothermal wall jet issued by a displacement...
Publication date: August 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 66 Author(s): Iman Fatemi , Bing-Chen Wang , Mike Koupriyanov , Brad Tully This paper reports a new set of experimental data and...
View ArticleDriving carbon reduction strategies adoption in the Australian construction...
Publication date: August 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 66 Author(s): Peter S.P. Wong , Jason Zapantis In recent years, numbers of strategies were advocated to foster carbon reduction in...
View ArticleNatural ventilation of buildings due to buoyancy assisted by wind:...
Publication date: August 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 66 Author(s): Anastasia D. Stavridou , Panagiotis E. Prinos In this paper cross natural ventilation due to buoyancy assisted by...
View ArticleA model of vegetated exterior facades for evaluation of wall thermal performance
Publication date: September 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 67 Author(s): Irina Susorova , Melissa Angulo , Payam Bahrami , Brent Stephens A mathematical model of an exterior wall covered...
View ArticleFactors affecting horticultural and cleaning workers' preference on cooling...
Publication date: August 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 66 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...
View ArticleEvaluating the cooling effects of greening for improving the outdoor thermal...
Publication date: August 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 66 Author(s): Manat Srivanit , Kazunori Hokao The thermal environment can have several effects on people who use outdoor spaces;...
View ArticleImpact of design parameters on the performance of ultraviolet photocatalytic...
Publication date: August 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 66 Author(s): Donya Farhanian , Fariborz Haghighat , Chang-Seo Lee , Ness Lakdawala Ultraviolet photocatalytic oxidation (UV-PCO)...
View ArticleWetlands are an effective green roof system
Publication date: August 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 66 Author(s): Uhram Song , Euijae Kim , Jeong Hwan Bang , Deok Joo Son , Bruce Waldman , Eun Ju Lee Green roofs recently have...
View ArticleInfiltration or indoor sources as determinants of the elemental composition...
Publication date: August 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 66 Author(s): Anna Zwoździak , Izabela Sówka , Barbara Krupińska , Jerzy Zwoździak , Alicja Nych Children's exposure to air...
View ArticleExperimental evaluation of VOC removal efficiency of a coconut shell...
Publication date: September 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 67 Author(s): E. Gallego , F.J. Roca , J.F. Perales , X. Guardino The present study evaluated the performance of a commercially...
View ArticleImpact of climatic conditions on the thermal effectiveness of an extensive...
Publication date: September 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 67 Author(s): Bau-Show Lin , Chin-Chung Yu , Ai-Tsen Su , Yann-Jou Lin The density of urban development has been the source of...
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