Indoor environmental quality in a dynamic life cycle assessment framework for...
April 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 62 A framework was developed for integrating indoor environmental quality (IEQ) into life cycle assessment (LCA). The framework...
View ArticleEvaluation of ventilation performance of monitor roof in residential area...
May 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 63 Wind-induced natural ventilation is beneficial to assure thermal comfort and to reduce cooling load in the hot and humid...
View ArticleModeling control measure effects to reduce indoor transmission of pandemic...
May 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 63 The pandemic H1N1 2009 (p-H1N1) spreading worldwide has led to severe morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to quantify the...
View ArticleEnergy performance of low temperature heating systems in five new-built...
Available online 1 March 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment In Europe, high energy consumption in built environments has raised the need for developing low energy heating...
View ArticleImpact of a water-damaged indoor environment on kindergarten student absences...
Available online 1 March 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment Children are relatively sensitive to health pollutants, including those in indoor environments. This study was...
View ArticleUpdating the adaptive relation between climate and comfort indoors; new...
May 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 63 We look critically at the principal graphs relating thermal comfort indoors to the climate, and compare the metrics used for...
View ArticleExperimental study of the hygrothermal behaviour of External Thermal...
May 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 63 External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems – ETICS are, now-a-days, quite common in European buildings, used both in new...
View ArticleInvestigation of particle transport in offices equipped with ceiling-mounted...
May 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 63 The performance of ceiling-mounted personalized ventilators (PV) in reducing particle migration between office stations was...
View ArticleBuilding energy simulation considering spatial temperature distribution for...
May 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 63 Building energy simulations are mostly implemented using network or multi-zone models that do not consider indoor air...
View ArticleOn the measurement of the mean radiant temperature and its influence on the...
May 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 63 The mean radiant temperature is one of the six main variables responsible for the thermal sensation of the man exposed in a...
View ArticleCFD study on the transmission of indoor pollutants under personalized...
May 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 63 As an advanced and efficient ventilation method, personalized ventilation (PV) has attracted more and more attentions. This...
View ArticleDynamic simulation and analysis of daylighting factors for gymnasiums in...
May 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 63 Energy-conscious design of gymnasium daylighting can contribute to significant energy savings and improve users' playing...
View ArticleThe Effect of Window Shading Design on Occupant Use of Blinds and Electric...
Available online 7 March 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment Occupant use of interior shading devices is one of the most influential factors in the admission of daylight into the...
View ArticleSecurity-oriented sensor placement in intelligent buildings
May 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 63 Intelligent buildings are beginning to utilize sensor networks for monitoring and protecting indoor air quality against...
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Preparation and properties of Ag-coated activated carbon nanocomposites for...
May 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 63 Activated carbon (AC) has been widely used in indoor air quality (IAQ) control for removal of hazardous volatile organic...
View ArticleField studies on human thermal comfort — An overview
Available online 13 March 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment This paper presents an exhaustive overview of the field studies carried out in the past few decades on human thermal...
View ArticleOutdoor thermal sensation of pedestrians in a Mediterranean climate and a...
Available online 13 March 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment A field questionnaire survey was carried out simultaneously with weather measurements, in three urban areas in...
View ArticleClimate preferences and expectations and their influence on comfort...
Available online 13 March 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment Aircraft cabins are designed with the aim of providing thermally comfortable conditions for the majority of...
View ArticleA Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis based assessment of walling materials in...
Available online 13 March 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment Building construction in India is estimated to grow at a rate of 6.6% per year between 2005 and 2030 resulting in a...
View ArticleImpact of Building Materials on Indoor Formaldehyde Levels: Effect of Ceiling...
Available online 13 March 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Building and Environment Materials like building products or furnishing present in climatically controlled or uncontrolled indoor...
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