Thermal comfort in indoor environments is perceived as an important factor for the well-
being and productivity of the occupants. To practically create a comfortable environment, a …

General thermal comfort is defined by certain thermal conditions that, on average, affect the
environment in order to ensure comfort from its broader view. This expression is related with …

This paper reviews the most used thermal comfort models and indicators with their variants,
discussing their usage in control problems referring to energy management in indoor …

Indoor thermal comfort represents a key aspect of building design. The reference standards
do not consider the thermal adaptability of the human body, and HVAC system control …

Thermal comfort is fundamental to indoor environmental design and operation as well as
indoor thermal environment evaluation. This paper has reviewed the historic evolution of …

Abstract Occupant Centric Control (OCC) strategies aims to achieve a more personalized
and comfortable indoor environment, translating occupants' comfort requirements into real …

Thermal comfort prediction is an important issue, as it can largely influence occupants' well-
being and buildings' energy consumption. Nowadays, models used to assess thermal …

Thermostats are widely used in temperature regulation of indoor spaces and have a direct
impact on energy use and occupant thermal comfort. Existing guidelines make …

Building sector is one of the largest energy consumers in the world and currently it utilizes
40% of the total energy in the European Union. At the beginning of the article, energy crisis …

Buildings consume about 40% of globally-produced energy. A notable amount of this energy
is used to provide sufficient comfort levels to the building occupants. Moreover, given recent …