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Potential airborne transmission between two isolation cubicles through a...

Publication date: July 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 89 Author(s): Jian Hang , Yuguo Li , W.H. Ching , Jianjian Wei , Ruiqiu Jin , Li Liu , Xiaojian Xie Full-scale experiments and CFD...

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Numerical and experimental analysis of airborne particles control in an...

Publication date: July 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 89 Author(s): Francesco Romano , Luca Marocco , Jan Gustén , Cesare M. Joppolo The design of a ventilation system for operating...

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Dataset for validating 1-D heat and mass transfer models within building...

Publication date: July 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 89 Author(s): Helisoa Rafidiarison , Romain Rémond , Eric Mougel To assist with the correct design of buildings, many computational...

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Displacement ventilation zonal model for particle distribution resulting from...

Publication date: August 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 90 Author(s): Carine Habchi , Kamel Ghali , Nesreen Ghaddar Indoor air quality (IAQ) is one of the major concerns of public health...

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Degree of eye opening: A new discomfort glare indicator

Publication date: June 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 88 Author(s): J.A. Yamin Garretón , R.G. Rodriguez , A. Ruiz , A.E. Pattini The degree of eye opening (DEO) is proposed as a new...

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Towards dynamic thermal performance benchmarks for naturally ventilated...

Publication date: June 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 88 Author(s): E. Rajasekar , Anupama Udaykumar , R. Soumya , Rajan Venkateswaran This article focuses on evolving dynamic thermal...

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Influence of human behavior on cool roof effect for summer cooling

Publication date: June 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 88 Author(s): Anna Laura Pisello , Cristina Piselli , Franco Cotana Cool roofs represent an acknowledged solution for cooling energy...

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Associations of building characteristics and lifestyle behaviors with home...

Publication date: June 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 88 Author(s): Wei Liu , Chen Huang , Yu Hu , Zhijun Zou , Li Shen , Jan Sundell A total of 15,266 questionnaires from 1 to 8...

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Design criteria of built thermal environment for Hot Summer & Warm Winter...

Publication date: June 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 88 Author(s): Yufeng Zhang Driven by guiding passive architectural design and HVAC system design, the present study is aimed to...

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Extending air temperature setpoints: Simulated energy savings and design...

Publication date: June 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 88 Author(s): Tyler Hoyt , Edward Arens , Hui Zhang The thermostat setpoint range (deadband) in office buildings impacts both...

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Effects of seasonal illumination and thermal environments on sleep in elderly...

Publication date: June 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 88 Author(s): Kazuyo Tsuzuki , Ikue Mori , Tomonori Sakoi , Yoshika Kurokawa The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect...

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Investigation of the potential use of human eye pupil sizes to estimate...

Publication date: June 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 88 Author(s): Joon-Ho Choi , Rui Zhu Building occupants' environmental comfort and physiological health conditions are significantly...

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Measurement of occupants' stress based on electroencephalograms (EEG) in...

Publication date: June 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 88 Author(s): Yoorim Choi , Minjung Kim , Chungyoon Chun This study examines the effects of indoor environment on stress levels....

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Towards whom should indoor environmental quality control be sympathetic –...

Publication date: June 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 88 Author(s): Kwok Wai Tham , Moshood Olawale Fadeyi From two independent research studies conducted to understand effect of varying...

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Evaluating thermal comfort in mixed-mode buildings: A field study in a...

Publication date: June 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 88 Author(s): Maohui Luo , Bin Cao , Jérôme Damiens , Borong Lin , Yingxin Zhu To clarify the controversy about whether the adaptive...

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Simulating the human-building interaction: Development and validation of an...

Publication date: June 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 88 Author(s): Jared Langevin , Jin Wen , Patrick L. Gurian This paper develops and validates an agent-based model (ABM) of occupant...

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Field study of the indoor environment in a Danish prison

Publication date: June 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 88 Author(s): Audrey Dogbeh , Grunde Jomaas , Søren Peter Bjarløv , Jørn Toftum The indoor environment in a Danish prison was...

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Workers' awareness and indoor environmental quality in electricity-saving...

Publication date: June 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 88 Author(s): Sayana Tsushima , Shin-ichi Tanabe , Kei Utsumi Owing to the enormous damage caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake...

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Modeling the comfort effects of short-wave solar radiation indoors

Publication date: June 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 88 Author(s): Edward Arens , Tyler Hoyt , Xin Zhou , Li Huang , Hui Zhang , Stefano Schiavon Exposure to sunlight indoors produces a...

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Interaction between human & building environment

Publication date: June 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 88 Author(s): Chungyoon Chun

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