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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...

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Measuring 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...

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Passive 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....

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Evaluation 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...

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Computational 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...

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Directions 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...

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Identification 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...

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Outdoor 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...

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Multi-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...

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Experimental 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...

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Driving 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...

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Natural 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...

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A 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...

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Factors 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...

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Evaluating 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;...

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Impact 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)...

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Wetlands 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...

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Infiltration 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...

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Experimental 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...

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Impact 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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