A systematic review of personal thermal comfort models

LA Martins, V Soebarto, T Williamson - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Personal comfort models have shown to predict specific thermal comfort requirements more
accurately than aggregate models, increasing occupant acceptability and associated energy …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges of urban digital twins: A systematic review and a Delphi expert survey

B Lei, P Janssen, J Stoter, F Biljecki - Automation in Construction, 2023 - Elsevier
Many challenges to operate digital twins remain, hindering their design and implementation,
and are rarely discussed. Furthermore, issues of social and legal nature are often …

Personal thermal comfort models using digital twins: Preference prediction with BIM-extracted spatial–temporal proximity data from Build2Vec

MM Abdelrahman, A Chong, C Miller - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Conventional thermal preference prediction in buildings has limitations due to the difficulty in
capturing all environmental and personal factors. New model features can improve the …

[HTML][HTML] Human physiology for personal thermal comfort-based HVAC control–A review

DI Bogatu, J Shinoda, JJ Aguilera, BW Olesen… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Standardized methods for thermal comfort assessment already exist, namely the predicted
mean vote (PMV) and the adaptive comfort model, both valid for groups of people. To …

The effects of a mismatch between thermal comfort modeling and HVAC controls from an occupancy perspective

E Ono, K Mihara, KP Lam, A Chong - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Incorporating data-driven thermal comfort models into occupant-centric HVAC controls is
crucial to meet occupants' preferences in thermal comfort. Although HVAC controls and …

Experimental assessment of thermal and acoustics interactions on occupant comfort in mixed-mode buildings

Y Peng, N Antanuri, SK Lau, B Jebelli, SK Jusuf… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mixed-mode buildings use natural ventilation (NV) through operable building envelopes (eg,
windows) and mechanical air-conditioning (AC) systems to condition indoor spaces with the …

Cohort comfort models—Using occupant's similarity to predict personal thermal preference with less data

M Quintana, S Schiavon, F Tartarini, J Kim… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Cohort Comfort Models (CCM) are introduced as a technique for creating a
personalized thermal prediction for a new building occupant without the need to collect large …

Current state and future challenges in building management: Practitioner interviews and a literature review

T Abuimara, BW Hobson, B Gunay, W O'Brien… - Journal of Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Building management tools, such as building automation systems (BASs) and computerized
maintenance management systems (CMMSs), are intended to support the efficient operation …

Targeting occupant feedback using digital twins: Adaptive spatial–temporal thermal preference sampling to optimize personal comfort models

MM Abdelrahman, C Miller - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Collecting intensive longitudinal thermal preference data from building occupants is
emerging as an innovative means of characterizing the performance of buildings and the …

Personal comfort models based on a 6‐month experiment using environmental parameters and data from wearables

F Tartarini, S Schiavon, M Quintana, C Miller - Indoor air, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Personal thermal comfort models are a paradigm shift in predicting how building occupants
perceive their thermal environment. Previous work has critical limitations related to the …