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Spatial mapping of occupant satisfaction and indoor environment quality in a...

Publication date: September 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 79 Author(s): Ying Hua , Özgür Göçer , Kenan Göçer This paper reports a post-occupancy evaluation study of a LEED Platinum...

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Performance evaluation of contaminant removal and air quality control for...

Publication date: September 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 79 Author(s): Eunsu Lim , Kazuhide Ito , Mats Sandberg A concept of ventilation efficiency, Net Escape Velocity (NEV),...

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Building automation and perceived control: A field study on motorized...

Publication date: September 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 79 Author(s): Bernt Meerbeek , Marije te Kulve , Tommaso Gritti , Mariëlle Aarts , Evert van Loenen , Emile Aarts As a result...

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Embodied greenhouse gas emissions from refurbishment of residential building...

Publication date: September 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 79 Author(s): Nils W.O. Brown , Stefan Olsson , Tove Malmqvist Mitigating climate change through operational energy reduction...

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Comparison of life cycle assessment databases: A case study on building...

Publication date: September 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 79 Author(s): Atsushi Takano , Stefan Winter , Mark Hughes , Lauri Linkosalmi Comparability of life cycle assessment (LCA)...

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Enabling energy-efficient approaches to thermal comfort using room air motion

Publication date: September 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 79 Author(s): Wilmer Pasut , Edward Arens , Hui Zhang , Yongchao Zhai In warm environments, room fans can provide comfort using...

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Stochastic modeling of overtime occupancy and its application in building...

Publication date: September 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 79 Author(s): Kaiyu Sun , Da Yan , Tianzhen Hong , Siyue Guo Overtime is a common phenomenon around the world. Overtime drives...

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Physical, mineralogical and mechanical characterization of ready-mixed clay...

Publication date: October 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 80 Author(s): R. Delinière , J.E. Aubert , F. Rojat , M. Gasc-Barbier The use of clay plasters with or without plant fibers...

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Experimental investigation of a ventilation system based on wall confluent jets

Publication date: October 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 80 Author(s): S. Janbakhsh , B. Moshfegh The flow behavior of isothermal and non-isothermal wall confluent jets (WCJ) ventilation...

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Effectiveness of an ivy covering at insulating a building against the cold in...

Publication date: October 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 80 Author(s): C. Bolton , M.A. Rahman , D. Armson , A.R. Ennos It is well known that living walls can reduce air conditioning...

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Numerical and experimental study of a HVAC wall diffuser

Publication date: October 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 80 Author(s): J.J. Martinez-Almansa , A. Fernandez-Gutierrez , L. Parras , C. del Pino In this paper we have developed a...

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Initial study on the impact of thermal history on building occupants' thermal...

Publication date: October 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 80 Author(s): Moshood Olawale Fadeyi This preliminary study examines the influence of longer thermal history on building...

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Wind tunnel and CFD study of the natural ventilation performance of a...

Publication date: October 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 80 Author(s): John Kaiser Calautit , Ben Richard Hughes Scaled wind tunnel testing and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)...

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Integrated LCA–LEED sustainability assessment model for structure and...

Publication date: October 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 80 Author(s): Othman Subhi Alshamrani , Khaled Galal , Sabah Alkass In Canada and USA, nearly 80 million students and teachers...

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Transformation of industrial planning in Singapore: Study on the...

Publication date: October 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 80 Author(s): Steve Kardinal Jusuf , Nyuk Hien Wong , Zhi Ying Wong , Erna Tan Despite the progression and variation of Singapore...

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CityComfort+: A simulation-based method for predicting mean radiant...

Publication date: October 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 80 Author(s): Jianxiang Huang , Jose Guillermo Cedeño-Laurent , John D. Spengler This paper introduces CityComfort+, a new method...

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Compatibility of photocatalytic TiO2-based finishing for renders in...

Publication date: October 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 80 Author(s): Elisa Franzoni , Alberto Fregni , Rossana Gabrielli , Gabriela Graziani , Enrico Sassoni Self-cleaning finishing...

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Integration of life cycle assessment in the design of hollow silica...

Publication date: October 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 80 Author(s): Reidun Dahl Schlanbusch , Bjørn Petter Jelle , Linn Ingunn Christie Sandberg , Selamawit Mamo Fufa , Tao Gao New...

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Study on the potential relationships between indoor culturable fungi,...

Publication date: October 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 80 Author(s): Zhijian Liu , Angui Li , Zhipei Hu , Hongfa Sun Fungi and particles exposure have been closely linked to children's...

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A model of heat and moisture transfer through clothing integrated with the UC...

Publication date: October 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 80 Author(s): Ming Fu , Tiefeng Yu , Hui Zhang , Edward Arens , Wenguo Weng , Hongyong Yuan A detailed model of heat and moisture...

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