Experimental study of the prediction of the ventilation flow rate through...
Publication date: July 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 89 Author(s): Haiwei Jing , Zhengdong Chen , Angui Li In this study, experiment was carried out with a solar chimney model with...
View ArticleLarge-scale chamber investigation and simulation of phthalate emissions from...
Publication date: July 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 89 Author(s): Yirui Liang , Olivier Caillot , Jianshun Zhang , Jiping Zhu , Ying Xu This study investigated phthalate emissions from...
View ArticleThe influence of tenure status on housing satisfaction and indoor...
Publication date: July 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 89 Author(s): Maria Pekkonen , Liuliu Du , Jukka-Pekka Skön , Mika Raatikainen , Ulla Haverinen-Shaughnessy Based on a previous...
View ArticleThe impact of classroom design on pupils' learning: Final results of a...
Publication date: July 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 89 Author(s): Peter Barrett , Fay Davies , Yufan Zhang , Lucinda Barrett Assessments have been made of 153 classrooms in 27 schools...
View ArticleUnited States energy and CO2 savings potential from deployment of...
Publication date: July 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 89 Author(s): Nicholas DeForest , Arman Shehabi , James O'Donnell , Guillermo Garcia , Jeffery Greenblatt , Eleanor S. Lee , Stephen...
View ArticleA new 3D indoor/outdoor spatial model for indoor emergency response facilitation
Publication date: July 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 89 Author(s): Hosna Tashakkori , Abbas Rajabifard , Mohsen Kalantari Increasing size and complexity of indoor structures and...
View ArticleThe effect of material selection on life cycle energy balance: A case study...
Publication date: July 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 89 Author(s): Atsushi Takano , Sudip Kumar Pal , Matti Kuittinen , Kari Alanne , Mark Hughes , Stefan Winter A building is a complex...
View ArticleA life cycle assessment model for evaluating the environmental impacts of...
Publication date: July 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 89 Author(s): Ya Hong Dong , S. Thomas Ng Building construction consumes large amount of energy and material. Despite that, not much...
View ArticleA new model predictive control scheme for energy and cost savings in...
Publication date: July 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 89 Author(s): Hao Huang , Lei Chen , Eric Hu Predictive control technology for heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC)...
View ArticleModeling of the aerosol infiltration characteristics in a cultural heritage...
Publication date: July 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 89 Author(s): Sofia Eirini Chatoutsidou , Ludmila Mašková , Lucie Ondráčková , Jakub Ondráček , Mihalis Lazaridis , Jiří Smolík...
View ArticleAn experimental study on the effects of floor impact sounds from damping...
Publication date: July 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 89 Author(s): Ha-Seog Kim , Byoungil Kim , Sang-Ki Park , Sea-Hyun Lee The installation of damping materials between a concrete slab...
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Development of computational algorithm for prediction of photosensor signals...
Publication date: July 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 89 Author(s): Younju Yoon , Ji-Hyun Lee , Sooyoung Kim This study aims to develop and validate an annual photosensor performance...
View ArticleImmersive virtual environments, understanding the impact of design features...
Publication date: July 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 89 Author(s): Arsalan Heydarian , Joao P. Carneiro , David Gerber , Burcin Becerik-Gerber Studies have shown that occupant behavior...
View ArticlePreliminary study of the parameterisation of street-level ventilation in...
Publication date: July 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 89 Author(s): Yat-Kiu Ho , Chun-Ho Liu , Man Sing Wong In this paper, the flows over idealised two-dimensional (2D) urban street...
View ArticleImpact of residential building regulations on reducing indoor exposures to...
Publication date: July 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 89 Author(s): M.S. Zuraimi , Zhongchao Tan We conducted a cost benefit analysis of residential building regulations on reducing the...
View ArticleExperimental measurements for gaseous transport within an aircraft cabin
Publication date: July 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 89 Author(s): A. Keshavarz , B.W. Jones , M.H. Hosni , J.M. Beneke Given the vast route structures for aircraft operations and the...
View ArticlePerformance of novel ventilation strategy for capturing CO2 with scheduled...
Publication date: July 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 89 Author(s): Moon Keun Kim , Hansjürg Leibundgut This paper proposes a novel ventilation strategy for capturing CO2 with scheduled...
View ArticleUsing physical, behavioral, and demographic variables to explain suite-level...
Publication date: July 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 89 Author(s): Craig Brown , Mark Gorgolewski , Alasdair Goodwill Highly glazed high-rise residential towers are becoming...
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Multi-criteria approach to passive space design in buildings: Impact of...
Publication date: July 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 89 Author(s): Yehao Song , Junjie Li , Jialiang Wang , Shimeng Hao , Ning Zhu , Zhenghao Lin Passive design has widely been...
View ArticleSuitability of acrylic and copper globe thermometers for diurnal outdoor...
Publication date: July 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 89 Author(s): Shang Wang , Yuguo Li The globe thermometer has been commonly used as a meteorological instrument for measuring the...
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