A review on adaptive thermal comfort of office building for energy-saving building design

P Lamsal, SB Bajracharya, HB Rijal - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The thermal environment quality of office buildings has an important role because thermal
comfort is directly related to human productivity. Thermal comfort conditions are influenced …

Thermal comfort in Indian naturally ventilated buildings: A comprehensive review

AA Kaushal, P Anand, BH Aithal, J Sen - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
A significant amount of global energy is expended to meet the cooling requirements in
buildings. There has been a huge shift from naturally ventilated buildings to air-conditioning …

Passive design optimization of low energy buildings in different climates

F Harkouss, F Fardoun, PH Biwole - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Worldwide, the residential buildings are consuming a considerable amount of energy. The
high potential of buildings towards energy efficiency has drawn special attention to the …

A field investigation on adaptive thermal comfort in school buildings in the temperate climatic region of Nepal

M Shrestha, HB Rijal, G Kayo, M Shukuya - Building and Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
A comfortable indoor environment is essential for students' health and academic
performance in schools. As no major concerns were raised on the thermal comfort of …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical studies of thermal comfort for semi-transparent building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV)-vacuum glazing system

A Ghosh, N Sarmah, S Sundaram, TK Mallick - Solar Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV)-vacuum system is promising for advanced window
application due to its ability to reduce heat transfer, control over admitted solar heat and …

Analysis of outlier detection rules based on the ASHRAE global thermal comfort database

S Zhang, R Yao, C Du, E Essah, B Li - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract ASHRAE Global Thermal Comfort Database has been extensively used for
analyzing specific thermal comfort parameters or models, evaluating subjective metrics, and …

Field study on indoor thermal comfort of office buildings using evaporative cooling in the composite climate of India

P Tewari, S Mathur, J Mathur, S Kumar, V Loftness - Energy and Buildings, 2019 - Elsevier
Thermal adaptation can play a significant role in defining thermal comfort levels for
evaporatively cooled office buildings commonly found in India. However, there are no …

A new adaptive thermal comfort model for homes in temperate climates of Australia

T Williamson, L Daniel - Energy and Buildings, 2020 - Elsevier
The dominant models of adaptive thermal comfort are derived from observations largely
drawn from commercial and non-residential buildings. The appropriateness of these models …

Thermal comfort assessment in naturally ventilated offices located in a cold tropical climate, Bogotá

A García, F Olivieri, E Larrumbide, P Ávila - Building and Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Thermal comfort has been the object of study and concern for more than a century. As a
result, significant advances have been carried out, which have led to the establishment of …

Thermal comfort studies for the naturally ventilated built environments in Indian subcontinent: A review

A Sharma, A Kumar, KS Kulkarni - Journal of Building Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
The history of research on thermal comfort in built environment is an exhaustive one and
there are several established ways to evaluate comfortable thermal conditions for various …