The contextual factors contributing to occupants' adaptive comfort behaviors...
Publication date: July 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 77 Author(s): William O'Brien , H. Burak Gunay Occupants play an unprecedented role on energy use of office buildings and they are...
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Publication date: Available online 16 April 2014 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Zheng Yang , Burcin Becerik-Gerber Occupancy is a crucial factor in deciding the load for a building’s HVAC...
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Publication date: Available online 16 April 2014 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Matthew Horner , Landolf Rhode-Barbarigos , Sigrid Adriaenssens Excessive Ultraviolet (UV) radiation...
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Human induced flow field and resultant particle resuspension and transport...
Publication date: July 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 77 Author(s): Iman Goldasteh , Yilin Tian , Goodarz Ahmadi , Andrea R. Ferro Particle resuspension from flooring is believed to be...
View ArticleEffect of ecosystem services provided by urban green infrastructure on indoor...
Publication date: July 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 77 Author(s): Yafei Wang , Frank Bakker , Rudolf de Groot , Heinrich Wörtche The influence of urban green infrastructure on the...
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Influence of factors unrelated to environmental quality on occupant...
Publication date: July 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 77 Author(s): Stefano Schiavon , Sergio Altomonte Occupant satisfaction in office buildings has been correlated to the indoor...
View ArticleModelling conjugate flow and heat transfer in a ventilated room for indoor...
Publication date: July 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 77 Author(s): Kana Horikiri , Yufeng Yao , Jun Yao Conjugate natural and forced convection heat transfers in a domestic model room...
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Publication date: July 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 77 Author(s): Jian Hang , Yuguo Li , Ruiqiu Jin By performing unsteady CFD simulations using RNG k–ɛ model and dynamic mesh...
View ArticleStudies of outdoor thermal comfort in northern China
Publication date: July 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 77 Author(s): Dayi Lai , Deheng Guo , Yuefei Hou , Chenyi Lin , Qingyan Chen Outdoor spaces play important roles in daily lives, and...
View ArticleThe past, present and future of carbon labelling for construction materials –...
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View ArticleQuantifying inflow uncertainties for CFD simulations of the flow in downtown...
Publication date: Available online 2 May 2014 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): C. García Sánchez , D.A. Philips , C. Gorlé Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) methods are widely used to...
View ArticlePerformance Evaluation of an Integrated Personalized Ventilation-Personalized...
Publication date: Available online 2 May 2014 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Yang Junjing , Chandra Sekhar , David Cheong , Benny Raphael The inhaled air quality in the breathing zone is...
View ArticleVolatile organic compounds in aircraft cabin: measurements and correlations...
Publication date: Available online 2 May 2014 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Chao Wang , Xudong Yang , Jun Guan , Kai Gao , Zheng Li Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are an important...
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Publication date: Available online 2 May 2014 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Cassandra L. Thiel , Kim LaScola Needy , Robert Ries , Diane Hupp , Melissa M. Bilec The aim of this study was...
View ArticleUsing probabilistic sampling-based sensitivity analyses for indoor air...
Publication date: Available online 2 May 2014 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Payel Das , Clive Shrubsole , Benjamin Jones , Ian Hamilton , Zaid Chalabi , Michael Davies , Anna Mavrogianni...
View ArticleField testing of natural ventilation in college student dormitories (Beijing,...
Publication date: August 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 78 Author(s): Haoru Li , Xiaofeng Li , Meiwei Qi Human health demands and thermal comfort both require sufficient amounts of fresh...
View ArticleModeling personalized occupancy profiles for representing long term patterns...
Publication date: August 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 78 Author(s): Zheng Yang , Burcin Becerik-Gerber Occupancy is a crucial factor in deciding the load for a building's HVAC system....
View ArticleSite-specific louvered shells for shading harmful ultraviolet radiation
Publication date: August 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 78 Author(s): Matthew Horner , Landolf Rhode-Barbarigos , Sigrid Adriaenssens Excessive Ultraviolet (UV) radiation exposure...
View ArticleHigh-resolution field measurements of wind-driven rain on an array of...
Publication date: August 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 78 Author(s): A. Kubilay , D. Derome , B. Blocken , J. Carmeliet Wind-driven rain (WDR) is one of the most important moisture...
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