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Testing Outdoor Thermal Comfort Workflows for Evaluating Urban Infill Design Options
This study tested a simulation workflow and evaluated design options for urban scale infill developments using environmental simulation tools....
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Thermal Comfort Studies of Residential Building Models in Vijayawada
Brick masonry wall is the more common walling system being used in residential buildings. As the demand for housing is increasing, new construction...
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Environmental Perception and Outdoor Thermal Comfort in High-Density Cities
Although outdoor thermal comfort has gained increasing research attention, meteorological conditions and thermal sensation in different urban...
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Neck orthosis design for 3D printing with user enhanced comfort features
An area of interest in orthopaedics is the development of efficient customized neck orthoses, considered that pathologies which affect the neck area...
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The Correlation Between Building Archetypes, Thermal Comfort and Energy Use in Residential Buildings in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Shophouses were originally planned and built to provide scope for the use of natural daylight and ventilation. Since the 1980s, pressures on urban...
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Integrated Method for Assessing Indoor Air Quality, Moisture Performance and Thermal Comfort Measures
An integrated model that simultaneously couple CONTAM and WUFI has been developed to predict indoor air quality, moisture performance and thermal...
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Energy, Thermal Comfort and Pathologies—A Current Concern
Objective: In view of the flow rate established by law of 10 renewals per hour to protect spilled particles, conclude if these are removed from the...
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Application of Smart Windows Equipped with Radiant Internal Curtains to Improve Thermal Comfort in Urban Transport Vehicles
In this work the application of radiant curtains in a train composition, for improving thermal comfort conditions, in winter season, is made. In this...
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Influencing factors on thermal comfort and biosignals of occupant-a review
Thermal comfort has become one of the most important factors to be considered for the working efficiency and health of occupants in an indoor space....
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Impact of Microclimate Landscape Design Updates on Thermal Comfort in a Community Park
Due to the aging and lower adaptability of urban traditional community infrastructure, many community parks face abandonment. However, its landscape...
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Research on Skin Temperature and Thermal Comfort of Electric Vehicle Passengers Under Contact Cooling System
A proximity cooling system, which reduces power consumption and improves the thermal comfort of occupants can alleviate the mileage reduction of...
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Thermal Comfort and Adaptive Behaviors in Medical Buildings: A Literature Review
Thermal comfort in medical buildings is more complex than in ordinary buildings. The purpose of this article is to review the literature on human...
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Investigating the Impact of Trombe Wall on Building Energy Saving and Thermal Comfort—A Case Study
Trombe wall (TW) is a passive method utilized in designing buildings to achieve building sustainability through building energy consumption...
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A hierarchical multi-purpose roller shade controller to enhance indoor comfort and energy efficiency
Building envelope is the sole interface with outdoors that can lie in the level of integrating control strategies to enhance occupant’s comfort and...
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Thermal Sensitivity Maps of the Human Body for Vehicle Personal Comfort System Design—Preliminary Results
Electrified vehicles are becoming increasingly prevalent in our lives, and they will take over in the next years. Given the differences between...
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Development and Implementation of a Novel Occupant Data Collection Method for Assessing Thermal Comfort in Multi-occupant Spaces
It is reported that people spend 80–90% of their time indoors and previous studies show the vast majority are typically unsatisfied with their...
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An Investigation on the Influence of Neighbourhood Morphology on Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Toronto’s Public Spaces
The purpose of this study was to investigate the variation of outdoor thermal comfort (OTC) across open spaces in different Toronto neighbourhood...
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Thermal Comfort Under Weightlessness Exposure: A Discriminant Analysis
Astronauts under weightlessness or microgravity would have differences in thermal comfort due to several adaptive physiological changes caused by the...
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Heat Transfer in Buildings Structures and Thermal Comfort in Buildings
Nowadays we spend most of our time in buildings. The building designers are therefore responsible for creating a pleasant, productive and healthy...
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Study of Urban Building Configuration Impacts on Outdoor Thermal Comfort Under Summer Heatwave via CityFFD and CityBEM
In the past decades, summer heatwaves are becoming more frequent and creating a major concern about their impacts on human health. Predicting outdoor...