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Ultraviolet photocatalytic oxidation for indoor environment applications:...

April 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 62 The development of a reliable and validated model can facilitate the widespread application of ultra-violet photocatalytic...

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Uncertainty quantification for combined building performance and cost-benefit...

April 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 62 Building performance simulation is most often used to improve the design and at times the operation of buildings. Within a...

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Field study of thermal comfort in residential buildings in the equatorial...

April 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 62 An extensive field study has been carried out in non-air-conditioned residences in Kota Kinabalu city, in Malaysia for the...

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Influence of dynamic environment with different airflows on human performance

April 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 62 The influence of constant mechanical wind (CMW) and simulated natural wind (SNW) on human comfort and performance was...

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Building performance optimization using cross-domain scenario modeling,...

April 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 62 The scenario modeling method empowers building managers by enabling comprehensive performance analysis in commercial...

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The push-type displacement ventilation in two series-connected chambers

April 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 62 This research studies buoyancy-driven flow patterns in two series-connected chambers, which have the same height and a common...

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Energy efficiency in the German residential sector: A bottom-up...

April 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 62 This paper assesses the practicability of meeting the German federal government's energy-political targets for the...

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Indoor and outdoor relationships of CO concentrations in natural ventilating...

April 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 62 The time series of indoor and outdoor CO concentrations in natural ventilating rooms were monitored continuously and...

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Investigation of Particle Transport in Offices Equipped with Ceiling-Mounted...

Available online 18 February 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment The performance of ceiling-mounted personalized ventilators (PV) in reducing particle migration between office...

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CFD study on the transmission of indoor pollutants under personalized...

Available online 18 February 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment As an advanced and efficient ventilation method, personalized ventilation (PV) has attracted more and more...

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Location-based human-adaptive air conditioning by measuring physical activity...

April 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 62 If an appliance perceives the location or health status of a resident in a smart home, it can actively provide more...

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Elemental modeling of adsorption filter efficiency for indoor air quality...

Available online 19 February 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment Adsorption based air cleaning technologies have long been employed in various industrial applications but it has...

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Security-Oriented Sensor Placement in Intelligent Buildings

Available online 19 February 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment Intelligent buildings are beginning to utilize sensor networks for monitoring and protecting indoor air quality...

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Moisture Dynamics In An Historical Masonry Structure: The Cathedral Of Lecce...

Available online 19 February 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment Dampness is the main cause of masonry deterioration in many historical buildings but moisture behaviour is often...

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Building energy simulation considering spatial temperature distribution for...

Available online 19 February 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment Building energy simulations are mostly implemented using network or multi-zone models that do not consider indoor...

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Impact of perceived indoor environment quality on overall satisfaction in...

Available online 20 February 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment The aim of this paper is to contribute to the discussion on how satisfaction with different aspects of indoor...

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Preparation and properties of Ag-coated activated carbon nanocomposites for...

Available online 26 February 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment Activated carbon (AC) has been widely used in indoor air quality (IAQ) control for removal of hazardous volatile...

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Atmospheric environmental impact assessment of a combined district heating...

Available online 26 February 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment Assessing the atmospheric environmental impacts of district heating (DH) systems is of increasing importance as...

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Predicting Emissions of Volatile and Semivolatile Organic Compounds from...

Available online 28 February 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) constitute important classes of...

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Validation of critical moisture conditions for mould growth on building...

April 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 62 Materials that are stored or used in damp conditions may be subject to mould growth. However, all materials are not equally...

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