The aim of this paper is to review the literature on human thermal comfort in the built
environment. First an overview about the subject area is presented. This is followed by a …

The thermal environment in educational buildings is crucial to improve students' health and
productivity, as they spend a considerable amount of time in classrooms. Due to the …

The range of students' classroom-based activities is generally restricted; therefore,
individuals have limited options for adjusting themselves to the indoor thermal environment …

The indoor environmental quality (IEQ) of five classrooms in a school special for students
diagnosed with learning challenges and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, located in …

This work shows the results of a field study about indoor thermal comfort, based on
investigations in Portuguese secondary schools' classrooms. The surveys herein presented …

The last decade is marked by an exponential growth of the research interest in comfort
assessment in office buildings. The extensive interest can be linked with the appreciation of …

Reinforcement learning (RL) has great potential in achieving energy-efficient, comfortable
and intelligent control of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. Although …

Throughout this paper, we reviewed the most popular thermal comfort models and methods
of assessing thermal comfort in buildings and vehicular spaces. Most of them are limited to …

Indoor thermal comfort is dynamic because of complex interactions between occupants,
season-specific climatic parameters, and region-specific socio-cultural setup. A thermally …

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 …