On the necessities to analyse the thermohygrometric perception in aged people. A review about indoor thermal comfort, health and energetic aspects and a …

F Salata, I Golasi, W Verrusio, E de Lieto Vollaro… - Sustainable cities and …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study wants to examine the current bibliography concerning the thermohygrometric
perception in aged people living in industrialized countries and its socio-economic …

Energy consumption analysis and characterization of healthcare facilities in the United States

K Bawaneh, F Ghazi Nezami, M Rasheduzzaman… - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
Healthcare facilities in the United States account for 4.8% of the total area in the commercial
sector and are responsible for 10.3% of total energy consumption in this sector. The number …

Measurement of particulate matter (PM2. 5) and health risk assessment of cooking-generated particles in the kitchen and living rooms of apartment houses

H Kim, K Kang, T Kim - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this study was to measure the concentration of cooking-generated particles
and to assess the health risk of the occupants. Numerous particulates are released from the …

Towards the nearly zero and the plus energy building: Primary energy balances and economic evaluations

C Marino, A Nucara, MF Panzera… - Thermal Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the construction sector, responsible for the greatest amounts of energy consumption and
greenhouse gas emissions, nowadays a significant turning point in the current scenario that …

An investigation of the effects of changes in the indoor ambient temperature on arousal level, thermal comfort, and physiological indices

J Gwak, M Shino, K Ueda, M Kamata - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Thermal factors not only affect the thermal comfort sensation of occupants, but also affect
their arousal level, productivity, and health. Therefore, it is necessary to control thermal …

Occupant comfort management based on energy optimization using an environment prediction model in smart homes

W Jin, I Ullah, S Ahmad, D Kim - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Occupant comfort management is an important feature of a smart home, which requires
achieving a high occupant comfort level as well as minimum energy consumption. Based on …

Improvement of accuracy in beer classification using transient features for electronic nose technology

N Nimsuk - Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization, 2019 - Springer
In this paper, an electronic nose technology was applied in beer classification. This paper
proved the effectiveness of the use of odor for the classification of beers with different …

A behavioral economics approach to residential electricity consumption

LC Siebert, A Sbicca, AR Aoki, G Lambert-Torres - Energies, 2017 - mdpi.com
Consumer behavior is complex and is difficult to represent in traditional economic theories of
decision-making. This paper focuses on the development of an agent-based approach to …

Predicting the Commitment of Volunteers' Environmental Stewardship: Does Generativity Play a Role?

C Ding, MA Schuett - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study examined factors that contribute to the commitment of volunteers' environmental
stewardship through motivations, satisfaction, and generativity. Generativity, a focus on the …

[PDF][PDF] Monitoring of the indoor microclimate in hospital environments a case study the Papardo hospital in Messina

M Cannistraro, E Bernardo - International journal of heat and …, 2017 - researchgate.net
In hospitals, the requirements relating at comfort thermo-hygrometric, lighting and air quality,
play a major role and are related, at the characteristics of the building-plant system, and to …