Reprint
Thermal Comfort in Built Environment: Challenges and Research Trends
Edited by
May 2024
274 pages
- ISBN978-3-7258-1225-7 (Hardback)
- ISBN978-3-7258-1226-4 (PDF)
This is a Reprint of the Special Issue Thermal Comfort in Built Environment: Challenges and Research Trends that was published in
Chemistry & Materials Science
Computer Science & Mathematics
Engineering
Environmental & Earth Sciences
Summary
To achieve the objectives of low-carbon and sustainable buildings, human thermal comfort and its related technologies are gaining increasing attention in recent years. This reprint focuses on two key issues of human thermal comfort: (1) a comprehensive scientific understanding of the intricate interplay between indoor occupants and their thermal environments, and (2) the technological advancements stemming from novel scientific breakthroughs. Special attention is given to thermal comfort in special spaces, of diverse groups, and with advanced technologies.
Format
- Hardback
License and Copyright
© 2024 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
healthcare rating system; high-performance glazing (HPG); green hospitals; sustainable environment; arid region; energy efficiency; thermal comfort; nearly zero energy buildings; sustainable rehabilitation; warm semi-arid dry Mediterranean climate; simulation; climate change; heatwaves; overheating; naturally ventilated; affordable housing; building performance gap; robust optimization; uncertain weather conditions; deep learning; clustering algorithm; multi-unit housing; building energy performance; Jeddah; residential buildings; energy efficiency; average annual energy consumption (AAEC); indoor air; thermal comfort; user occupation; artificial intelligence; machine learning; natural ventilation; building performance; building information modeling; thermal comfort; thermal-conductive bed; sleep comfort; thermal environment; residential high-rise design; wind climate per building height; thermal perception per building height; Mediterranean climate; seasonal variations; inhalable dust; health risk assessment; quantitative evaluation; sensitivity analysis; psychological adaptation; adaptive behaviors; personal ceiling fan; personal norms; test chamber; thermal perception; thermal comfort; thermal sensitivity; thermal sensation; skin heat transfer; thermoreceptor; local thermal sensation; local thermal comfort; thermal environment