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Biofouling resistance and practical constraints of titanium dioxide...

Publication date: October 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 68 Author(s): Jovana Radulovic , James MacMullen , Zhongyi Zhang , Hom Nath Dhakal , Samuel Hannant , Lawrence Daniels , Joseph...

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A thermal preference scale for personalized comfort profile identification...

Publication date: October 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 68 Author(s): Farrokh Jazizadeh , Franco Moiso Marin , Burcin Becerik-Gerber Thermal comfort is the main driving factor in...

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Effects of gender and dormitory environment on sick building syndrome...

Publication date: October 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 68 Author(s): Yuexia Sun , Yufeng Zhang , Lijin Bao , Zhenguo Fan , Desheng Wang , Jan Sundell A study of “dorm environment and...

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Prediction of whole-body thermal sensation in the non-steady state based on...

Publication date: October 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 68 Author(s): Satoru Takada , Sho Matsumoto , Takayuki Matsushita The goal of this study is to propose a new model for predicting...

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Influence of indoor air temperature on human thermal comfort, motivation and...

Publication date: October 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 68 Author(s): Weilin Cui , Guoguang Cao , Jung Ho Park , Qin Ouyang , Yingxin Zhu In this study, subjective experiments were...

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Coupled EnergyPlus and computational fluid dynamics simulation for natural...

Publication date: October 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 68 Author(s): Rui Zhang , Khee Poh Lam , Shi-chune Yao , Yongjie Zhang Energy modeling approaches have continued to advance to...

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An adjustment to the standard temperature wall function for CFD modeling of...

Publication date: October 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 68 Author(s): Tengfei (Tim) Zhang , Hongbiao Zhou , Shugang Wang Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has become a popular tool for...

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Publication date: September 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 67

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Thermal comfort evaluation in kindergarten: PMV and PPD measurement through...

Publication date: October 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 68 Author(s): Kristian Fabbri In this research we present the results of a study about thermal comfort measurement and evaluation...

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A numerical simulation of VOC emission and sorption behaviors of...

Publication date: October 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 68 Author(s): Dong Hwa Kang , Dong Hee Choi , Yoon-Bok Seong , Myoung Souk Yeo , Kwang Woo Kim The objective of this study is to...

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CFD evaluation of new second-skin facade concept for wind comfort on building...

Publication date: October 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 68 Author(s): H. Montazeri , B. Blocken , W.D. Janssen , T. van Hooff High wind speed around high-rise buildings can lead to wind...

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Indoor environmental quality benefits of apartment energy retrofits

Publication date: October 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 68 Author(s): Federico Noris , Gary Adamkiewicz , William W. Delp , Toshifumi Hotchi , Marion Russell , Brett C. Singer , Michael...

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An investigation of coupling evaporative cooling and decentralized graywater...

Publication date: October 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 68 Author(s): Erica R. McKenzie , Theresa E. Pistochini , Frank J. Loge , Mark P. Modera Total electricity and water burdens,...

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The influence of ventilation systems on domestic gas appliances: An...

Publication date: November 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 69 Author(s): M. Pinto , J. Viegas Ventilation systems play an important role in the energy consumption of heating and cooling,...

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Fuzzy logic model to classify effectiveness of daylighting in an office with...

Publication date: November 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 69 Author(s): Tuğçe Kazanasmaz This study estimated daylight illuminance and classified its effectiveness in an office with a...

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Skin temperature distribution and thermoregulatory response during prolonged...

Publication date: November 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 69 Author(s): M.D.P. Garcia-Souto , P. Dabnichki The presented work investigates the effect of the environmental temperature on...

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Indoor air quality in the Swedish housing stock and its dependence on...

Publication date: November 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 69 Author(s): Sarka Langer , Gabriel Bekö Data from a recent Swedish survey on the status of the housing stock and indoor air...

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Investigating the productivity of office workers to quantify the...

Publication date: November 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 69 Author(s): T. Kershaw , D. Lash The impacts of climate change pose many threats to our current way of life. However, the...

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Characterization of non-isothermal flows typical of built environments in a...

Publication date: October 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 68 Author(s): Nuno Serra , Viriato Semiao CFD predictions of built environment flows require turbulence modelling. RANS-based...

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Characterization of non-isothermal flows typical of built environments in a...

Publication date: October 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 68 Author(s): Nuno Serra , Viriato Semiao Built environments are major energy consumers worldwide and their efficiency is...

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