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Modeling control measure effects to reduce indoor transmission of pandemic...

Available online 25 January 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment The pandemic H1N1 2009 (p-H1N1) spreading worldwide has led to severe morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to...

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Ultraviolet Photocatalytic Oxidation for Indoor Environment Applications:...

Available online 29 January 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment The development of a reliable and validated model can facilitate the widespread application of ultra-violet...

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Challenges and benefits of building sustainable cooperative housing

April 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 62 This research has the goal of determining, comparing and substantiating the actual outcome of using sustainable practices,...

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Personal exposure and source characteristics of carbonyl compounds and BTEXs...

March 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 61 Exposure to indoor chemical air pollutants is expected to increase potentially the chance of developing cancer. Ambient...

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Integrated moisture (including condensation) – Energy–airflow model within...

March 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 61 Indoor air humidity is an important factor influencing air quality, human comfort, energy consumption of buildings and the...

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Effect of photocatalytic surface roughness on reactors effectiveness for...

March 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 61 Photocatalysis is a promising technique for remediation of indoor air pollution. This study focuses on the enhancement of the...

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Reduced-scale study of transient flows inside mechanically ventilated...

April 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 62 To study transient mass transfers inside buildings equipped with ventilation systems, reduced-scale experiments have been...

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Indoor Environmental Quality in a Dynamic Life Cycle Assessment Framework for...

Available online 4 February 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment A framework was developed for integrating indoor environmental quality (IEQ) into life cycle assessment (LCA). The...

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Urban Form and Function as Building Performance Parameters

Available online 4 February 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment The climate in cities differs significantly from those found in the surrounding area. These differences results...

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From radiometry to circadian photometry: A theoretical approach

April 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 62 After decades of intense research, the effects of light on the circadian system have been proved to exist. By studying the...

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Lagrangian modeling of the particle residence time in indoor environment

April 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 62 This study develops a new methodology to investigate the particle residence time in indoor environment with the Lagrangian...

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A hybrid model for investigating transient particle transport in enclosed...

April 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 62 It is important to accurately model person-to-person particle transport in mechanical ventilation spaces to create and...

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A recursive modelling technique applied to the model predictive control of...

April 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 62 Based on the recent emergence of Controlled Radiator Valve (CRV) components, the paper considers the research, development,...

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Mutual interactions between carbonation and titanium dioxide photoactivity in...

Available online 6 February 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment The use of building materials modified with photocatalytic components is constantly growing, due to an increased...

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Updating the adaptive relation between climate and comfort indoors; new...

Available online 6 February 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment We look critically at the principal graphs relating thermal comfort indoors to the climate, and compare the...

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CFD analysis of the human exhalation flow using different boundary conditions...

Available online 8 February 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment This paper analyses the dispersion of the exhaled contaminants by humans in indoor environments, with special...

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Experimental analysis of an internally cooled liquid desiccant dehumidifier

Available online 9 February 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment The simultaneous cooling in the dehumidification of an internally cooled process is quite different from an...

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Experimental study of the hygrothermal behaviour of External Thermal...

Available online 9 February 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems – ETICS are, now-a-days, quite common in European buildings, used...

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On the Measurement of the Mean Radiant Temperature and its Influence on the...

Available online 15 February 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment The mean radiant temperature is one of the six main variables responsible for the thermal sensation of the man...

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March 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 61

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