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Theoretical and experimental study of departure duration of condensate...

Publication date: March 2017 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 114 Author(s): Haida Tang, Tao Zhang, Xiaohua Liu, Yi Jiang In this paper, a mathematical model for predicting the departure...

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Simulated and measured performance of displacement ventilation systems in...

Publication date: March 2017 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 114 Author(s): Nuno M. Mateus, Guilherme Carrilho da Graça Displacement ventilation (DV) systems were initially developed as an...

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Three-dimensional model of air speed in the secondary zone of displacement...

Publication date: March 2017 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 114 Author(s): Laurent Magnier-Bergeron, Dominique Derome, Radu Zmeureanu This paper presents a new three-dimensional model for the...

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A quantitative comparison of statistical and deterministic methods on virtual...

Publication date: April 2017 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 115 Author(s): Sungmin Yoon, Yuebin Yu Systematic and random errors of working sensors in building systems could significantly...

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Performance evaluation of an agent-based occupancy simulation model

Publication date: April 2017 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 115 Author(s): Xuan Luo, Khee Poh Lam, Yixing Chen, Tianzhen Hong Occupancy is an important factor driving building performance....

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Statistical analysis of turbulent thermal convection in a cabin mockup

Publication date: April 2017 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 115 Author(s): Yongzhi Zhang, Junjie Liu, Jingjing Pei, Congcong Wang The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of...

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VOCs and aldehydes source identification in European office buildings - The...

Publication date: April 2017 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 115 Author(s): Davide Campagnolo, Dikaia E. Saraga, Andrea Cattaneo, Andrea Spinazzè, Corinne Mandin, Rosanna Mabilia, Erica...

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Catalytic removal of ozone and design of an ozone converter for the bleeding...

Publication date: April 2017 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 115 Author(s): Fan Wu, Mingyuan Wang, Yuanwei Lu, Xingjuan Zhang, Chunxin Yang Ozone is a major gaseous pollutant in the aircraft...

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A study on the impact of shadow-cast and tree species on in-canyon and...

Publication date: April 2017 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 115 Author(s): Tobi Eniolu Morakinyo, Ling Kong, Kevin Ka-Lun Lau, Chao Yuan, Edward Ng Tree-planting is one of the veritable tools...

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Role of specific plant characteristics on thermal and carbon sequestration...

Publication date: April 2017 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 115 Author(s): Sasima Charoenkit, Suthat Yiemwattana Living walls have the potential to be used as a climate mitigation measure for...

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Longitudinal assessment of thermal and perceived air quality acceptability in...

Publication date: April 2017 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 115 Author(s): Toby C.T. Cheung, Stefano Schiavon, Elliott T. Gall, Ming Jin, William W Nazaroff Thermal acceptability (TA) and...

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Ten questions concerning occupant behavior in buildings: The big picture

Publication date: March 2017 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 114 Author(s): Tianzhen Hong, Da Yan, Simona D'Oca, Chien-fei Chen Occupant behavior has significant impacts on building energy...

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Ten questions concerning inclusive design of the built environment

Publication date: March 2017 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 114 Author(s): Ann Heylighen, Valerie Van der Linden, Iris Van Steenwinkel In recent years, the design community has witnessed the...

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Ten questions concerning modeling of wind-driven rain in the built environment

Publication date: March 2017 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 114 Author(s): Dominique Derome, Aytaç Kubilay, Thijs Defraeye, Bert Blocken, Jan Carmeliet Wind-driven rain (WDR) in the built...

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Publication date: March 2017 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 114

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Experimental study and numerical models assessment of turbulent mixed...

Publication date: April 2017 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 115 Author(s): Guang Yang, Yiye Huang, Jingyi Wu, Liangjun Zhang, Guozhen Chen, Rongrong Lv, Aifeng Cai Flow and heat transfer in a...

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An optimization framework for building energy retrofits decision-making

Publication date: April 2017 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 115 Author(s): Amirhosein Jafari, Vanessa Valentin Buildings are major consumers of energy in the United States. One way to improve...

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Student responses to classroom thermal environments in rural primary and...

Publication date: April 2017 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 115 Author(s): Dengjia Wang, Jing Jiang, Yanfeng Liu, Yingying Wang, Yanchao Xu, Jiaping Liu A comfortable classroom environment is...

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Experiments and kinetics of solar PCO for indoor air purification in PCO/TW...

Publication date: April 2017 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 115 Author(s): Bendong Yu, Wei He, Niansi Li, Fan Zhou, Zhihe Shen, Hongbing Chen, Gang Xu Solar photocatalytic degradation indoor...

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Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis of spatio-temporal occupant behaviors on...

Publication date: April 2017 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 115 Author(s): Zheng O'Neill, Fuxin Niu Occupant behaviors (e.g., switch/dim lights, adjust thermostat, etc.) have a big impact on...

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