The urban rail transit in China has been booming, and improving the comfort of the riding
environment is critical to ensuring its long-term development. However, few studies have …

In this paper the implementation and application of a novel methodology for the estimation of
the energy demand of the railway building stock is presented. To this aim, a bottom-up …

Thermal alliesthesia describes the phenomenon where the perception of a given
environmental thermal stimulus can be either pleasant or unpleasant, depending on the …

Sex difference stands as a crucial factor necessitating consideration in personalized thermal
environment control, with the mechanisms of its emergence potentially differing across …

Passengers usually experience complex thermal experience and metabolic rate changes in
the departure process of high-speed railway stations. Previous studies did not consider the …

It is important to create a comfortable, healthy, and low-carbon indoor thermal environment
that meets the thermal needs of the human body at different exercise levels and climatic …

Walking, which is a common activity for passengers in airport terminals, has a considerable
effect on passengers' thermal comfort. Previous studies have only focused on the effect of …

With the diversified development of architectural space, transitional space is adopted more
frequently in architectural design, and this space has resulted in an inevitable energy …

Sitting after walking is a common combination of activities in temporally occupied spaces
(TOSs). The heat accumulated during walking can deteriorate the thermal comfort of …

Passengers in high-speed railway stations experience multiple spatial transitions; however,
existing research has typically examined thermal comfort in isolation, neglecting the entire …