Investigation of indoor environment quality and factors affecting human comfort: A critical review

GA Ganesh, SL Sinha, TN Verma… - Building and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This article reviews the literature on the Indoor Environment Quality of a built environment.
Thermal comfort is a complex concern and the methods studied so far are only approximate …

The nexus of the indoor CO2 concentration and ventilation demands underlying CO2-based demand-controlled ventilation in commercial buildings: A critical review

X Lu, Z Pang, Y Fu, Z O'Neill - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The carbon dioxide (CO 2)-based demand-controlled ventilation (DCV) has
attracted prompt attention from the Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) …

Simulation-based framework to evaluate resistivity of cooling strategies in buildings against overheating impact of climate change

R Rahif, M Hamdy, S Homaei, C Zhang, P Holzer… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the last decades overheating in buildings has become a major concern. The situation
is expected to worsen due to the current rate of climate change. Many efforts have been …

Overheating calculation methods, criteria, and indicators in European regulation for residential buildings

S Attia, C Benzidane, R Rahif, D Amaripadath… - Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the ongoing significance of overheating calculations in the residential building sector,
building codes such as the European Energy Performance of Building Directive (EPBD) are …

A new thermal comfort model based on physiological parameters for the smart design and control of energy-efficient HVAC systems

G Barone, A Buonomano, C Forzano, GF Giuzio… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

A review and comparison of the indoor air quality requirements in selected building standards and certifications

G Wei, X Yu, L Fang, Q Wang, T Tanaka… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Indoor air quality (IAQ) indicators have been set by various building standards and
certifications to evaluate indoor environments. The goal of this study is to review and …

Review on time-integrated overheating evaluation methods for residential buildings in temperate climates of Europe

R Rahif, D Amaripadath, S Attia - Energy and Buildings, 2021 - Elsevier
Overheating exposure over time can lead to discomfort, productivity reduction, and health
issues for the occupants in buildings. The time-integrated overheating evaluation methods …

Energy auditing for efficient planning and implementation in commercial and residential buildings

A Sendrayaperumal, S Mahapatra… - Advances in Civil …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The ideology of ensuring energy‐efficient design and construction of buildings by providing
minimum requirements is the core objective of this work. Energy audit was conducted to …

A review on indoor environment quality of Indian school classrooms

NR Kapoor, A Kumar, T Alam, A Kumar, KS Kulkarni… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The progress of Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) research in school buildings has
increased profusely in the last two decades and the interest in this area is still growing …

Increased airborne transmission of COVID-19 with new variants, implications for health policies

BR Rowe, A Canosa, A Meslem, F Rowe - Building and environment, 2022 - Elsevier
New COVID-19 variants, either of higher viral load such as delta or higher contagiousness
like omicron, can lead to higher airborne transmission than historical strains. This paper …