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Effect of external air-conditioner units' heat release modes and positions on...

Publication date: January 2017 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 111 Author(s): Mengtao Han, Hong Chen The heat released from the air-conditioners of large public buildings, which has long-term...

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An assessment of the potential fungal bioaerosol production from an active...

Publication date: Available online 3 November 2016 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): P.J. Irga, P. Abdo, M. Zavattaro, F.R. Torpy Active living walls, or indoor air biofilters, have been...

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Indoor relative humidity as a fire risk indicator

Publication date: Available online 3 November 2016 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Torgrim Log A low cost weather station has been tested for monitoring relative humidity (RH) in sitting...

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The Dutch approach for assessing and reducing environmental impacts of...

Publication date: Available online 3 November 2016 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Marie de Klijn-Chevalerias, Saqib Javed Buildings are one of the largest consumers of energy and...

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Impact of dust loading on long term portable air cleaner performance

Publication date: Available online 3 November 2016 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): M.S. Zuraimi, M. Vuotari, G. Nilsson, R. Magee, B. Kemery, C. Alliston Although there has been many...

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Environmentally responsive design in Eastern Mediterranean. The case of...

Publication date: January 2017 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 111 Author(s): Maria Philokyprou, Aimilios Michael, Eleni Malaktou, Andreas Savvides Hundreds of years of empirical expertise...

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Ventilation similarity of an aircraft cabin mockup with a real MD-82...

Publication date: January 2017 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 111 Author(s): Wenhua Chen, Junjie Liu, Fei Li, Xiaodong Cao, Jiayu Li, Xueliang Zhu, Qingyan Chen Most experimental studies on...

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Synthesis and characterization of photocatalytic hydrophobic hybrid TiO2-SiO2...

Publication date: January 2017 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 111 Author(s): Ilaria Alfieri, Andrea Lorenzi, Luca Ranzenigo, Laura Lazzarini, Giovanni Predieri, Pier Paolo Lottici Building...

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Exposure assessment of children to particulate matter and gaseous species in...

Publication date: Available online 4 November 2016 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Rohi Jan, Ritwika Roy, Suman Yadav, P. Gursumeeran Satsangi Indoor air quality of schools is a subject of...

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Modeling the particle scavenging and thermal efficiencies of a heat absorbing...

Publication date: Available online 4 November 2016 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Haijiao Cui, Nianping Li, Jinqing Peng, Jianlin Cheng, Nan Zhang, Zhibin Wu Haze pollution has been a...

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SOA in newly decorated residential buildings

Publication date: January 2017 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 111 Author(s): Mingyao Yao, Bin Zhao Secondary organic aerosols (SOA) are products of the reaction of reactive organic gases...

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Thermal comfort in buildings using radiant vs. all-air systems: A critical...

Publication date: January 2017 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 111 Author(s): Caroline Karmann, Stefano Schiavon, Fred Bauman Hydronic radiant heating and cooling systems are considered as an...

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Investigating the impact of gaspers on cabin air quality in commercial...

Publication date: January 2017 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 111 Author(s): Ruoyu You, Jun Chen, Chao-Hsin Lin, Daniel Wei, Qingyan Chen It is not clear whether turning on the gaspers in the...

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Ten questions concerning green buildings and indoor air quality

Publication date: Available online 5 November 2016 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Anne Steinemann, Pawel Wargocki, Behzad Rismanchi This paper investigates the concern that green buildings...

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Application of Taguchi method in optimising thermal comfort and cognitive...

Publication date: Available online 5 November 2016 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Fan Zhang, Richard de Dear Direct load control (DLC) is a demand response strategy that allows a utility...

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An attempt to improve indoor environment by installing humidity-sensitive air...

Publication date: Available online 5 November 2016 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Maciej Mijakowski, Jerzy Sowa Proper values of hydro-thermal parameters and good air quality indoors are...

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Ten questions concerning air fresheners and indoor built environments

Publication date: Available online 5 November 2016 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Anne Steinemann Air fresheners are pervasive within indoor built environments, such as workplaces,...

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Vertical greenery systems for energy savings in buildings: A comparative...

Publication date: Available online 8 November 2016 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Julià Coma, Gabriel Pérez, Alvaro de Gracia, Silvia Burés, Miguel Urrestarazu, Luisa F. Cabeza During the...

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Contaminant transport at large Courant numbers using Markov matrices

Publication date: Available online 9 November 2016 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Anthony D. Fontanini, Umesh Vaidya, Alberto Passalacqua, Baskar Ganapathysubramanian Volatile organic...

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Exposure assessment of children to particulate matter and gaseous species in...

Publication date: January 2017 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 111 Author(s): Rohi Jan, Ritwika Roy, Suman Yadav, P. Gursumeeran Satsangi Indoor air quality of schools is a subject of great...

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