Empirical investigation of occupant-centric thermal comfort in hotel guestrooms

J Lee, SH Cha, T Hong, C Koo - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Given the importance of occupant satisfaction with thermal comfort in hotel accommodations,
previous studies have assessed thermal comfort using either local or global standards. In a …

Pursuing occupants' health and well-being in building management: Definition of new metrics based on indoor air parameters

G Vergerio, C Becchio - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The spread of COVID-19 has affected the lives of millions of people. Pandemic has made
people more sensitive to health issues. In particular, the growing concern for the virus …

Comparative analysis of indoor environmental quality and self-reported productivity in intelligent and traditional buildings

ŁJ Orman, N Krawczyk, N Radek, S Honus… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
People tend to spend considerable amounts of time in buildings; thus the issue of providing
proper indoor environmental quality is of significant importance. This paper experimentally …

Analysis of a reactive porous separation effects on depollution and indoor air quality: Application of LBM-MRT to heat and mass transfers

A Arab, N Himrane, Z Hireche, Y Halouane… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The reduction of energy demand and the indoor air quality associated with energy demand
are the main goals of thermal buildings. This work is devoted to the study of the effect of a …

Comparative Analysis of Subjective Indoor Environment Assessment in Actual and Simulated Conditions

ŁJ Orman, N Siwczuk, N Radek, S Honus… - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
This paper experimentally analyses an indoor environment assessment of a large group of
respondents regarding their subjective perception of overall comfort, indoor air quality and …

Natural ventilation and aerosol particles dispersion indoors

T Dbouk, D Drikakis - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Aerosol pollutant particles indoors significantly affect public health. The conventional
wisdom is that natural ventilation will alleviate the dispersion of airborne or aerosol particles …

Enhancing thermal comfort assessment: A sensitivity study of PMV-PPD and adaptive models in an Algerian reference hotel across different climate zones

A Kaihoul, E Pitzalis, L Sriti, S Di Turi… - Indoor and Built …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This study investigated the impact of design parameters on indoor thermal comfort in hotel
buildings, using both PMV-PPD and adaptive models. The aim is to provide guidance for …

Thermal Comfort and Microclimate in Indoor Spaces of Low-rise Residential Buildings in Dry Tropical Climate

K Therán-Nieto, R Pérez-Arévalo… - Journal of Design and …, 2023 - ijie.um.edu.my
The aim of this research is to analyze thermal comfort and microclimate for indoor spaces in
low-rise residential buildings in dry tropical climate. The study area is the municipality of …

Thermal Network Model for an Assessment of Summer Indoor Comfort in a Naturally Ventilated Residential Building

P Michalak - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Costs of cooling installations cause them to be very rarely used in residential buildings in
countries located in heating-dominated climates, like Poland. Hence, there arises the need …

An investigation of a nonthermally insulated mixing ventilated office room for partitioning in hot and dry climate by simulation approach

SS Jassim, AA Mahdi - Heat Transfer, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Due to the recent situation, especially since the beginning of the spread of COVID‐19, work
in administrative or service offices under conditions of social divergence and the working …