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Daylighting in an atrium-type high performance house

Publication date: Available online 19 March 2014 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Umberto Berardi , Taoning Wang Different lighting strategies for an atrium-type high performance house that...

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The effects of climbing vegetation on the local microclimate, thermal...

Publication date: Available online 19 March 2014 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Irina Susorova , Parham Azimi , Brent Stephens The use of climbing plants and other vegetation types as part...

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Characterization of thermo-hygrometric conditions of an archaeological site...

Publication date: Available online 19 March 2014 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Paloma Merello , Ángel Fernández-Navajas , Jorge Curiel-Esparza , Manuel Zarzo , Fernando-Juan García-Diego...

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Spatial and temporal variations of particulate matter concentrations in...

Publication date: June 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 76 Author(s): Tadas Prasauskas , Dainius Martuzevicius , Edvinas Krugly , Darius Ciuzas , Inga Stasiulaitiene , Ruta Sidaraviciute ,...

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Simulation of wind-driven rain associated with tropical storms and hurricanes...

Publication date: June 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 76 Author(s): Thomas Baheru , Arindam Gan Chowdhury , Girma Bitsuamlak , Forrest J. Masters , Ali Tokay Wind-driven rain (WDR) is...

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Experimental investigation on transient natural ventilation driven by thermal...

Publication date: Available online 22 March 2014 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Xiufeng Yang , Ke Zhong , Hui Zhu , Yanming Kang Full-scale experiments were carried out to explore the...

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Outdoor thermal comfort within five different urban forms in the Netherlands

Publication date: Available online 25 March 2014 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Mohammad Taleghani , Laura Kleerekoper , Martin Tenpierik , Andy van den Dobbelsteen Outdoor thermal comfort...

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Assessing overheating of the UK existing dwellings – A case study of replica...

Publication date: Available online 25 March 2014 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Yingchun Ji , Richard Fitton , Will Swan , Peter Webster This paper aims to investigate the likely thermal...

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Perception of the thermal environment in sport facilities through subjective...

Publication date: Available online 26 March 2014 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): G.M. Revel , M. Arnesano This paper presents the results of a study on the quantitative estimation of the...

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Human Induced Flow Field and Resultant Particle Resuspension and Transport...

Publication date: Available online 26 March 2014 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Iman Goldasteh , Yilin Tian , Goodarz Ahmadi , Andrea Ferro Particle resuspension from flooring is believed...

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Publication date: May 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 75

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Assessment of thermal comfort under transitional conditions

Publication date: June 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 76 Author(s): Yu-Chi Wu , Ardeshir Mahdavi This paper explores thermal comfort assessments under transitional states. Toward this...

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Generation of a critical weather year for hygrothermal simulations using...

Publication date: June 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 76 Author(s): Jan Kočí , Jiří Maděra , Robert Černý This paper offers a novel approach for selecting a critical weather year for...

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Assessing the effects of landscape design parameters on intra-urban air...

Publication date: June 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 76 Author(s): Hai Yan , Shuxin Fan , Chenxiao Guo , Fan Wu , Nan Zhang , Li Dong Understanding the causes of the intra-urban air...

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Experimental study of the thermal-energy performance of an insulated vegetal...

Publication date: Available online 28 March 2014 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): F. Olivieri , L. Olivieri , J. Neila The use of vegetal systems in façades affects the reduction of the...

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Effects of water absorption and surface roughness on the bioreceptivity of...

Publication date: Available online 28 March 2014 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Marco D’Orazio , Gianluca Cursio , Lorenzo Graziani , Lucia Aquilanti , Andrea Osimani , Francesca Clementi...

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Thermal comfort field study in undergraduate laboratories – An analysis of...

Publication date: June 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 76 Author(s): Asit Kumar Mishra , Maddali Ramgopal A thermal comfort field study was conducted in an undergraduate laboratory...

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The relative importance of input weather data for indoor overheating risk...

Publication date: June 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 76 Author(s): J. Taylor , M. Davies , A. Mavrogianni , Z. Chalabi , P. Biddulph , E. Oikonomou , P. Das , B. Jones The risk of...

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Influence of mechanical ventilation system on indoor carbon dioxide and...

Publication date: June 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 76 Author(s): Conson K.H. Yu , Min Li , Vincent Chan , Alvin C.K. Lai Common ventilation strategies may fail to maintain indoor air...

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The effects of climbing vegetation on the local microclimate, thermal...

Publication date: June 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 76 Author(s): Irina Susorova , Parham Azimi , Brent Stephens The use of climbing plants and other vegetation types as part of...

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