The multi-domain comfort theory investigates human-environmental perception and comfort
by accounting for people's simultaneous exposure to various stimuli from different physical …

The concept of retrofitting is an important milestone in the evolutionary development toward
upgrading the energy efficiency of residential buildings. Various policy instruments have …

We identified physiological and thermal responses to different activity levels on a campus
during summertime in Xi'an, a humid subtropical city in China. Physiological responses and …

To elucidate the differences in thermal perceptions between urban and rural residents in
outdoor open spaces, we determined factors influencing outdoor thermal comfort (OTC) of …

Traditional post occupancy evaluation (POE) poses a challenge to the comprehensive
knowledge of occupant dissatisfaction with indoor environmental quality (IEQ) due to the …

The understanding of human outdoor thermal comfort demand and thermal adaptation
contributes to sustainable urban design as well as city resilience in the context of human …

Positive thermal perception can affect users' climate-controlling behavior, indirectly reducing
a building's operational carbon emissions. Studies show that some visual elements, such as …

While indoor comfort represents a widely investigated research topic with relation to
sustainable development and energy-demand reduction in the built environment, outdoor …

Current research on human comfort has identified a gap in the investigation of multi-domain
perception interactions. There is a lack of understanding the interrelationships of different …

Internal migration across different climate zones in China has increased as people seek
better economic and education opportunities. Past indoor studies revealed the difference in …