Numerous studies have demonstrated that the significant impact of sound on people's
performance, especially in mental and physical health. With a focus on students' learning …

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

Thermal comfort has become a topic issue in building performance assessment as well as
energy efficiency. Three methods are mainly recognized for its assessment. Two of them …

Several studies have shown so far that poor acoustics inside classrooms negatively affects
the teaching and learning processes, especially at the lowest grades of education. However …

Enhanced speech intelligibility in realistic acoustic scenarios guarantees effective
communication. Noise and reverberation degrade speech intelligibility, but the combined …

Noise exposure prediction models for health effect studies normally estimate free field
exposure levels outside. However, to assess the noise exposure inside dwellings, an …

Abstract The Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) is a basic requirement for the design of
energy-efficient buildings since it affects the occupants' well-being and health inside …

This study investigated impact of urban traffic on the acoustic comfort of roadside schools
through both in-field measurements and on-site survey questionnaires. Six secondary …

From both global and local perspectives, there are strong reasons to promote energy
efficiency. These reasons have prompted leaders in the European Union (EU) and countries …

Environmental noise characteristics are determined by factors besides its source. One such
factor is reverberation time, which in city canyons tends to be high due to the reflective …