Traditionally, less focus has been given to comfort evaluations in residential buildings
compared to commercial buildings. Despite having an increased level of control relative to …

For centuries, natural ventilation (NV) was the smartest technique for conditioning the built
environment. However, in modern design, NV has not been utilised to its full potential …

Purpose The COVID-19 global health crisis is undeniably a global housing crisis. Our study
focuses on quality of life in urban mid-and high-rise apartment housing, the fastest growing …

Indoor environmental quality (IEQ) is co-determined by several environmental factors
(thermal, indoor air, lighting, and acoustics). In this paper, a four-layer IEQ assessment …

Daylight is a valuable resource with characters of both photometry and radiometry, and
window-to-wall ratio (WWR) is a crucial building envelope element that decides the indoor …

Abstract Façade Integrated Photovoltaics (FIPV) is a promising strategy to deploy solar
energy in the built environment and to achieve the carbon-neutral goals of society. As …

Balconies are an ancient architectural archetype that are being increasingly considered in
multi-family buildings of high-density cities. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive …

The thermal comfort and thermal sensation of occupants can significantly impact the overall
performance of the building. However, very little is known about how occupants perceive or …

Abstract Post-occupancy evaluation (POE), a comprehensive evaluating approach for
building operational performance, has attracted considerable research attention worldwide …

This study was conducted with an idea that practical daylighting design and control should
reduce the energy consumption without eroding residents' satisfaction with luminous …