Radiant floor heating is widely recognized for its low-energy consumption and high efficiency. Traditional systems, however, typically heat the entire floor area within a space, conditioning spaces uniformly regardless of occupancy. This study investigates ...
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Cities are facing unprecedented challenges to their environments and residents due to continuous growth, including urban overheating, daylight accessibility, noise, and air pollution. This requires a holistic approach to the research and implementation of ...
Personalized Environmental Control Systems (PECS) can improve both comfort and energy efficiency by shifting indoor climate control toward localized, occupant-tailored comfort, unlike conventional systems that condition entire, partly unoccupied spaces uni ...
The presence of a ventilated air gap behind the external cladding in a building envelope is known to have a tangible contribution to the overall performance of the wall assembly. In the present study, the hydrodynamic and thermal performances of ventilated ...
As personal environmental control systems (PECS) gain prominence over conventional whole-space conditioning, accurately predicting personalized and localized thermal sensation (TS) becomes increasingly important. This study systematically evaluates the rel ...
How individuals perceive and evaluate their thermal environment is a key driver of thermoregulatory behaviour, which not only helps maintain personal comfort but also directly impacts building energy consumption - a sector responsible for approximately 30 ...
This study examines ‘Primitive Huts’ in relation to the structural and environmental techniques refined by savants (e.g., architects and scholars) during the Machine Age through three types of interrelationships: separation, moderation, and integration. Th ...
Radiant systems allowing high-temperature cooling have been considered energy-efficient solutions for indoor climatization. In addition, radiant systems prevent local discomfort, such as air movement and vertical air temperature difference. However, the ap ...
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Personalised Environmental Control Systems (PECS) have emerged as a solution to customise thermal conditions at individual workstations, potentially reducing overall energy consumption. However, their energy performance under diverse building operating con ...
ObjectivesThis study compared the metabolic and vascular responses, to whole-body and finger cold exposure, of a traditional population lifelong exposed to extreme cold winters with Western Europeans. MethodsThirteen cold acclimatized Tuvan pastoralist adu ...
