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Feasibility and performance analysis of a net-zero energy residential building in tropical climates: A case of Congo-Brazzaville Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Rolains Golchimard Elenga, Li Zhu, Dickson Maigga Tongora, Steivan Defilla
Current building techniques in developing countries have become extremely critical. The net-zero energy concept has emerged as an essential strategy for minimising energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. However, its implementation, particularly in developing countries, remains a critical challenge. The purpose of this work is to assess the feasibility of achieving a net-zero energy building
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Innovative retrofitting approaches for energy saving in Saudi public schools Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Nedhal Al-Tamimi, Abdultawab Qahtan, Badr Saad Alotaibi, Mohammed Awad Abuhussain
Saudi buildings use approximately 29% of the primary energy and about 80% of the electrical energy. Because of the hot and dry climate, air conditioners consume a lot of electrical energy to attain a comfortable temperature indoors. More than 70% of Saudi buildings need to be thermally insulated. The objective of this study is to assess the existing energy saving of public schools in Saudi Arabia.
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Operational cost and wind power integration capacities of the integrated heat and power dispatch (IHPD) system under different heating regulation modes and time steps Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Xuexiang Zhang, Jinfu Zheng, Hui Zhu, Songtao Hu, Shimin Liang
The utilization of the district heating system (DHS) thermal inertia is greatly influenced by heating regulation modes and time steps, however, which has been rarely analysed in almost all integrated heat and power dispatch system (IHPD) models, for the purpose of wind power integration. In this study, an IHPD model considering the thermal inertia of the DHS was established, in which a data interaction
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Responses of air-conditioning loads to climate change and its impact on carbon emissions in the hot summer and warm winter climate Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Zhihong Zhai, Jingfu Cao, Mingcai Li, Jun Shi
Energy consumption of air-conditioning in wet and hot climates is not only for cooling but, to a large extent, for dehumidification. Taking urban agglomeration in the Pearl River Delta region as a case study, this study analysed the cooling and dehumidification loads during the past 20 years. In addition, the impacts of cooling and dehumidification loads on carbon emissions were determined. The results
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Investigation of longitudinal airflow characteristics in an aircraft cabin based on angle of attack Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-09 Zihan Xing, Yongzhi Zhang, Ping Wang, Jiaxing Zhang
As an important means of transportation, an aircraft’s environmental control system plays an important role in ensuring the health and thermal comfort of the cabin environment. To guarantee sufficient lift during flight, the aircraft cabin needs to have a certain angle of attack with the horizontal direction. In this study, the flow field, temperature field and vortex structure characteristics of the
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The impact of barrier arrangements on the transmission of respiratory infectious diseases in nursing homes in Hong Kong Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Yiqi Tao, Folong Zhong, Yijia Miao, Haida Tang, Lingling Li
Respiratory infectious diseases have affected the health of the elderly. This study investigated the optimization of physical barriers as a low-cost design strategy to reduce the risk of infection in nursing homes for the elderly in Hong Kong, which were significantly affected by the outbreak of COVID-19. First, data on two types of rooms, single and multi-occupancy, were collected from a field investigation
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Study on the effect of humidity on formaldehyde emission parameters of wood-based panels Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Jiani Chen, Xiaohong Zheng, Chenxue Song, Hua Qian
Wood-based panels are a significant source of indoor volatile organic compounds (VOCs), crucial for managing indoor pollution. The emissions from wood-based panels are influenced by both intrinsic factors, including their composition and manufacturing process, and extrinsic environmental conditions, such as temperature and humidity. In this paper, the emission of formaldehyde in plywood was studied
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Low-carbon environmental control system for storage of earthen relics in exhibition hall: From the perspectives of nature based solution Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Guanbai Xin, Zhuangbo Feng, Xingpeng Zhang, Junqi Wang, Shi-Jie Cao
For the purpose of effectively providing protection and utilization of historical earthen sites, the fully-enclosed exhibition halls with electricity driven air-conditioning have been successfully adopted to provide a suitable preservation air environment. However, its electricity consumption and carbon emissions are considerable due to the continuous operation of environmental control, the energy
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Pollution characteristics and health risk assessment of fine particulate matter and its metal elements during Chinese New Year Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Xinru Liu, Li Bai, Yongbo Cui, Xiuling Xu
The Chinese Lunar New Year is a significant festival in China that leads to indoor and outdoor air pollution with distinct characteristics compared to normal times. In this study, indoor and outdoor air samples were collected and analysed to investigate the indoor and outdoor pollution of PM2.5 and its metal elements during the Chinese New Year. The findings reveal that there is a notable positive
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The locality-adaptation theory of traditional villages Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Fang Wang, Pengcheng Xue, Wanyi Su, Xie Hu
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The high-temporal and spatial resolution sea surface temperature brings new opportunities for sustainable development of the built environment in coastal cities Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Yuan Cheng, Hao Yan, Chuck Wah Yu, Junqi Wang
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Prediction of transmission routes of respiratory infectious diseases in indoor environment: Based on droplet evaporation and sedimentation analysis Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Luyao Guo, Zhu Cheng, Xingchi Jiang, Enshen Long
Many respiratory infectious diseases are believed to be transmitted from person to person through droplet nuclei in the air or contact with droplet-contaminated surfaces. Most studies related to droplet evaporation only focus on the evaporation process, without dividing the transmission routes of diseases caused by droplet evaporation. In this paper, the actual size of droplet nuclei was analyzed,
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An effective decision-making method for building retrofit measures strategy Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Sofiane Rahmouni, Antar Si Mohammed
The energy efficiency and sustainability of existing buildings have become a critical concern in Algeria’s efforts to reduce energy consumption and mitigate environmental and economic impacts. To address this challenge, a systematic and effective decision-making method is required to select optimal building retrofit measures in alignment with Algeria’s 2030 energy strategy. In this study, we propose
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Thermal comfort evaluation of natural convective-radiant evaporator for air conditioning Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Huan Zhang, Rui Zhao, Ming Tao, Wandong Zheng
The radiant systems come to the fore due to energy saving potential and good integration. The effect of different forms of cold surfaces on human thermal comfort is focused on its application. A novel natural convection-radiant evaporator for heat pumps was developed and its influence on thermal comfort was investigated. A numerical model of the chamber with the evaporator was established and verified
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‘Typical container’ of Chinese civilisation: ‘Yellow-Canal-Yangtze’ watershed community Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Fang Wang, Pengcheng Xue, Haoyi Xu, Yong Liu
The watershed is the earliest geographical unit of human activity and the tensest area in terms of human–land relations. Focussing solely on individual watershed spaces makes it difficult to comprehensively reflect and address complex human–land issues. For the complex processes of the origin, dissemination, communication and integration of civilisations, a more macroscopic scale is also needed for
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Where does perceived control come from? A survey of a dormitory building across different operation modes in summer Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Dongyu Lu, Haiyan Yan, Guodong Yuan, Weichao Wang
Prior studies have attributed the heightened positive thermal response during summer to perceived control. The process through which perceived control is cultivated in the built environment has been scarcely explored. A field study was conducted in a dormitory building operating successively in natural ventilation and mixed-mode in the cold region of China. A total of 922 valid samples were obtained
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Physio-chemical analysis of pollutants in residential micro-environment through continuous monitoring and settled dust characterization Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Tanya Kaur Bedi, Shankha Pratim Bhattacharya
The concern about indoor air quality in various micro-environments has been on the rise as buildings are vulnerable to an array of contaminants generated from various sources. The study aims to investigate and highlight the pollutant sources and composition in middle-income residential spaces through a case study approach. With large migration from small towns and saturation of megacities, the middle-income
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Impact of climate change on the potential of free-cooling strategies for a retrofitted building in a hot climate Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Issam Sobhy, Abderrahim Brakez, Brahim Benhamou
This paper’s objective and novelty is to understand the impact of different natural ventilation strategies as well as the effect of a proposed smart controlled ventilation strategy on cooling energy saving and thermal comfort in a residential building. Afterwards, an investigation of the Climatic Potential of Natural Ventilation (CPNV) in hot and dry climates, and particularly the potential of the
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Optimization for diffusion-type oxygen supply nearby working face of railway tunnel in plateau Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Zhizhao Tan, Kaiming Zhao, Junjian Wang, Yu Xu, Yanping Yuan
During the construction of railway tunnels in plateau environment regions, ensuring adequate oxygen supply is crucial for both worker health and safety, and tunnelling progress. Existing diffusion-type oxygen supply enrichments for plateau regions lack quantitative conclusions and have not been implemented systematically in actual engineering. To refine the design parameters of the required method
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The potential of the effect of insulation and photovoltaic panel use in buildings on energy performance for Turkey and LCC analysis Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Ahunur Aşıkoğlu
This study was carried out in a building located in Antalya in order to determine the optimum combinations of different levels of improvement and PV panel use in existing buildings in terms of energy saving and LCC. Within the framework of TS 825 Thermal Insulation Rules in Buildings, which is the national standard in Turkey, three different levels of insulation in walls, roofs, floors and windows
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Workplace induced heat-related-illness and kidney disorders among coal cutters of underground mines Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Madiha Ijaz, Sajid R Ahmad, Muhammad Akram, William S Carter
Workers in hot underground coal mines could develop heat-related illnesses, (especially skin, digestion and kidney problems), as compared to workers in non-hot mines. This study found severity of this situation by comparing heat illness symptoms, core body and skin temperature and kidney malfunctioning amongst workers of both types of mines. Ingestible thermometric pills (sending readings to Sensor
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Optimizing daylighting in lecture halls within hot-arid climates through modification of glazing systems with light-shelves: A parametric design approach Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Abdultawab M. Qahtan, Ali Ahmed Salem Bahdad, Nedhal Al-Tamimi, Sharifah Fairuz Syed Fadzil
This study focused on enhancing the balance between sufficient daylighting and heat mitigation in lecture halls, set within the challenging hot-arid climate of Saudi Arabia, through the optimization of window designs and the incorporation of light-shelves. To achieve this, a combination of in-detail Parametric Sensitivity Analyses (PSA) was performed in the first stage to find the best configuration
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Numerical modelling of ventilation strategies for mitigating cough particles transmission and infection risk in hospital isolation rooms Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Hussein Zein Korany, Abdulbasit Almhafdy, Saleem S AlSaleem, Shi-Jie Cao
This study used numerical modelling to analyze air velocity, cough particle distribution and infection risks in an isolation room. It investigated air change rates, inlet/outlet vent positioning and assessed various ventilation rates and outlet configurations for reducing infection risks. Quantitative assessments revealed different particle escape timings. In Case 1, smaller particles (2–4 μm) took
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Recognition and prioritization of flexible design strategies in student dormitories during respiratory disease outbreaks Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Bahar Boroushaki, Neda Sadat Sahragard Monfared, Seyed-Abbas Yazdanfar
This study aimed to address the evolving needs of student dormitories during and after the COVID-19 pandemic by employing flexible strategies to optimize the use of these buildings during respiratory disease outbreaks. Initially, the relationship between architecture and respiratory infections was examined using the descriptive-analytical method and library research, and the operational spaces impact
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Spatial and temporal distribution of bioaerosols produced by patients with different postures in a negative pressure isolation ward under different ventilation modes Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Zongkun Li, Xiaoqian Ma, Yanfen Liao
The high concentration of viral bioaerosols within the negative pressure isolation wards could pose a challenge to preventing potential cross-infection amongst healthcare workers (HCWs) and patients. Using the Euler–Lagrange methodology, this study numerically simulated the spatial and temporal distribution characteristics of bioaerosols in a typical negative pressure isolation ward as well as determined
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Thermal comfort and indoor air quality in hospitals in the subtropics: Analysis of operating rooms and waiting rooms conditions Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Elaine Gonçalves Ferreira Santana, Eliane Hayashi Suzuki, Racine Tadeu Araujo Prado, Fernando Akira Kurokawa
The indoor air quality should provide adequate temperature and humidity levels, free from harmful pollution concentration. Proper heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) system management is crucial in hospitals to prevent transmission of contaminated air and diseases. To verify whether healthcare facilities meet standard criteria for thermal comfort and indoor air quality, a field investigation
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Impact of urban construction on pedestrian level wind environment in complex building group Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Jianhan Yu, Jia Tang, Mingshui Li
The impact of urban construction on pedestrian level wind (PLW) has been extensively studied, which has mainly focused on ideal structures rather than real multiplex building layouts. Therefore, a series of wind tunnel tests were conducted on a real building complex to investigate the impacts of a newly built nearby high-rise building, added floors, passage width and a novelty zigzag building shape
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Predicting students’ thermal sensation votes in university libraries taking into account their mood states Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Dadi Zhang, Huiying (Cynthia) Hou, Tsz-Wun Tsang, Kwok-Wai Mui, Ling-Tim Wong
This study examined the effect of mood states on students’ thermal sensations within a university library comprising quiet-study and group-study rooms. Through concurrent subjective and objective assessments over five consecutive workdays, this study investigated the influence of psychological factors, particularly mood states, in influencing thermal sensations. This study addressed a paucity of prior
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Effect of wearing a face mask on microclimate around the eyes and the tear film Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2023-05-12 Kanoko Ito, Satoru Takada
Eye discomfort is a major complaint reported in indoor spaces and has been suggested to be exacerbated by environmental conditions such as low humidity and high air velocity. Wearing face masks, wh...
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Supporting dementia care by monitoring indoor environmental quality in a nursing home Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2023-05-11 Chuan Ma, Olivia Guerra-Santin, Anne Grave, Masi Mohammadi
The indoor environment quality in care facilities impacts residents’ daily lives. Sensor technology has been proven useful in evaluating the indoor environment of buildings, but the process of usin...
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Changes in Pediatric Non-accidental Trauma Emergency Department Visits During and Following the COVID-19 Lockdown Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2023-05-08 S. Austin Gilchrist, Jennifer Stanfield, Martin Aaron M. Tan, R. Chace Hicks, Alexander Urevick, Tanner Cabbage, S. Dave Bhattacharya
A level 1 pediatric trauma registry database was examined for all non-accidental trauma (NAT) emergency department visits between 2016 and 2021, and average injury severity score assigned to those ...
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Correlation between circulating myeloid-derived suppressor cells and serum miRNA21 in non-small cell lung cancer and its clinical significance Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2023-05-08 Zhengzheng Chen, Linyan Zhong, Yanyan Jiang, Long Xiao, Lei Lai, Jun Cao
Objective: To investigate the effect and clinical significance of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) levels and serum miRNA-21 expression in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patien...
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Independent Prognostic Factors Associated With Improved Patient-Reported Outcomes in the Prospective Evaluation of Elderly Deformity Surgery (PEEDS) Study Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2023-05-08 Fthimnir M. Hassan, Lawrence G. Lenke, Sigurd H. Berven, Michael P. Kelly, Justin S. Smith, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Benny T. Dahl, Marinus de Kleuver, Maarten Spruit, Ferran Pellise, Kenneth M. C Cheung, Ahmet Alanay, David W. Polly, Jr., Jonathan Sembrano, Yukihiro Matsuyama, Yong Qiu, Stephen J. Lewis, AO Spine Knowledge Forum Deformity
Study DesignProspective, multicenter, international, observational studyObjectiveIdentify independent prognostic factors associated with achieving the minimal clinically important difference (MCID)...
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EXPRESS: What can evidence accumulation modelling tell us about human social cognition? Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2023-05-08 Samantha Parker, Richard Ramsey
Evidence accumulation models are a series of computational models that provide an account for speeded decision making. These models have been used extensively within the cognitive psychology litera...
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EXPRESS: Comparing word recognition in simplified and traditional Chinese: A megastudy approach Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2023-05-08 Yiu-Kei Tsang, Jian Huang, Suiping Wang, Jie Wang, Andus Wing-Kuen Wong
While it is well-established that the visual complexity of a written word can influence processing, it is far less clear from a cross-script perspective, whether the overall visual complexity of th...
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Results of an international survey on the status of prehospital care Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2023-05-08 Anthony Rudd, Jing Zhao, Gary A Ford, Rita Melifonwu, Siju V Abraham, Marc Fisher, Grethe Andersen, David Waters, Dou Li, Renyu Liu
Background: Prehospital care including recognition of stroke symptoms by the public and professionals combined with an efficient and effective emergency medical service (EMS) is essential to increa...
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Effect of Routine Inflammatory Markers on Clinical Outcomes in Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion After Endovascular Thrombectomy: Results from ATTENTION Registry Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2023-05-08 Rui Li, Yamei Yin, Xueli Cai, Yuyou Zhu, Shuo Feng, Jun Sun, Chunrong Tao, Pengfei Xu, Li Wang, Jianlong Song, Qingqing Zhou, Wenhua Liu, Wei Hu
Background: To investigate the relationship between clinical routine inflammatory markers, including neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), mean platelet volume (...
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Thermal desorption-based method for quantifying semi-volatile organic compounds in house dust: Method development and evaluation Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2023-05-02 Yuqing Zhu, Xinyi Huang, Chuang Geng, Jianping Cao
As an important storage medium of semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOC) in indoor environments, house dust has been extensively used to assess the pollution level of indoor SVOC. SVOC in house dus...
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Inverse identification model for release rates of multiple gaseous pollution sources in an aircraft cabin Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2023-04-25 Lei Lei, Wei Liu
When gaseous pollutants are airborne in an aircraft cabin, it is important to know the release rate of pollution sources efficiently and accurately for effective mitigation. At present, it is possi...
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Ventilation performance of multi-room in residential building with the proposed novel mechanical ventilation system: A case study Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2023-04-20 Xingwang Zhao, Yonggao Yin, Xinyu Liu, Jianbo Zuo
Poor indoor air quality in residential buildings always threatens human health, such as sick building syndrome (SBS), respiratory diseases and low sleep quality. Although fresh air can dilute the c...
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Indoor non-uniform environmental characteristics of local convection heating and its background radiation field correction Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2023-04-15 Binyan Dong, Dengjia Wang, Cong Song, Ling Su
Insufficient partial heating based on the actual thermal demand of people or spaces becomes a revolutionary approach to reducing energy consumption. However, current research on local heating is ca...
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Operational performance evaluation of a Passive house residential building in northern China based on long-term monitoring in winter Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2023-04-13 Fei Han, Bin Liu, Wolfgang Feist, Rainer Pfluger, Georgios Dermentzis
Passive houses, called nearly zero energy buildings in China, are developing rapidly. These constructions in China are mainly located in cold climate zones. Due to highly efficient energy-saving te...
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Renovating buildings by modelling energy–CO2 emissions using particle swarm optimization and artificial neural network (case study: Iran) Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2023-04-13 Roja Arjomandnia, Marjan Ilbeigi, Maryam Kazemidemneh, Alireza Nazari Hashemi
Climate change is known as a serious threat to the human species, and its significance should be considered in building design. This study aims to investigate the relationship between energy consum...
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The use of electroencephalogram to characterize subjective evaluation with illuminance as the independent variable Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2023-04-01 Songtao Hu, Haonan Ma, Mingli Lu, Fulai Wang
The purpose of this study is to explore a new method for characterizing the subjective evaluation under different illuminance level by using electroencephalogram (EEG). The EEG signals and the subj...
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Effects of the air temperature on immunoglobulin concentrations of healthy people Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2023-03-31 Songtao Hu, Rujin Liu, Hui Li, Hui Zhu
The air temperature was critical to human health, especially for the mucosal immunity of the respiratory system. Amongst a few biomarkers, immunoglobulin was an effective material to evaluate respi...
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An updated review of indoor pollutant purification by solar photocatalytic ventilation wall: Materials, modelling and performance evaluation Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2023-03-29 Yang Cai, Jian-Wei He, Xiao-Yan Huang, Fu-Yun Zhao
Solar photocatalysis has been an efficient option to eliminate indoor volatile organic pollutants (VOCs) due to its relatively low cost. Moreover, solar ventilation wall is a common heating and ven...
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An approach for analyzing urban carbon emissions using machine learning models Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2023-03-13 Peidao Gao, Chaoyong Zhu, Yang Zhang, Bo Chen
Carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals have posed great challenges to transforming local economies into low-carbon economies. Hence, establishing an effective carbon management system is urgent...
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Influences of home kitchen designs on indoor air quality Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2023-03-15 Tsz Wun Tsang, Ling Tim Wong, Kwok Wai Mui, Ching Yi Poon
Kitchen indoor air quality (IAQ) has not been well-addressed amongst other IAQ problems at home, despite the fact that cooking is one of the major home activities that can generate high levels of r...
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Thermal comfort of novel low-momentum ventilation concepts for passengers in long-distance trains Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2023-03-13 Julia Maier, Hans-Juergen Hoermann, Panja Goerke, Oliver Zierke
Thermal comfort is essential to increase the modal share of rail transport by attracting more passengers. In this study, three novel low-momentum ventilation concepts were analyzed regarding the th...
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Inhalation and deposition of gas–droplet contaminant in the human microenvironment in an industrial building Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2023-03-08 Yang Yang, Ningbin Zhu, Yi Wang, Yingrong Wei
Gas–droplet contaminants such as HCl gas and hydrochloric droplets are typical pollutants in industrial indoor environments. They are harmful to workers. As the transportation modes of the gas and ...
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Investigation into the thermal comfort and some passive strategies for traditional architecture of Li nationality in South China Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2023-03-07 Jinming Ruan, Jiaping Liu
The ecological experience of traditional regional architecture provides an excellent reference for coping with increased energy consumption from cooling in tropical developing countries. However, t...
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Passive mitigation of overheating in Finnish apartments under current and future climates Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2023-03-07 Heidi Sukanen, Jonathon Taylor, Raúl Castaño-Rosa, Sofie Pelsmakers, Taru Lehtinen, Tapio Kaasalainen
Greenhouse gas emissions are causing global average temperatures to rise, and Finland will experience an increase in the frequency and severity of hot weather and heatwaves in the future. Finnish b...
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Emission and occupational health risk assessment of harmful contaminants in various processes in a typical semiconductor manufacturing industry building Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2023-03-05 Xianglan Zhang, Zhichao Wang, Xiaofeng Li, Gaofeng Deng
Workers in semiconductor factories have occupational health risks from exposure to chemical substances. This work analyzed hazardous chemical substances in the key process of a semiconductor factor...
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Passive building design for improving indoor thermal comfort in tropical climates: A bibliometric analysis using CiteSpace Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2023-03-05 Kibir Kolani, Yupeng Wang, Dian Zhou, Junel Urlin Nouyep Tchitchui, Chukwuemeka Valentine Okolo
This paper reviews the literature on passive building design for improving indoor thermal comfort in tropical climates through a bibliometric analysis. The Web of Science database and CiteSpace wer...
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A new calculation method of mean skin temperature for assessment of thermal comfort Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2023-03-02 Qiantao Zhao, Zhiwei Lian, Xinbo Xu
The current calculation methods of mean skin temperature did not work so well in some thermal comfort evaluations, especially under local thermal stimulation or uniform thermal environment. In this...
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Experimental study on the supply air characteristics and thermal comfort of a novel personalized ventilation air terminal device Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2023-03-01 Xuan Feng, Chunhui Liao, Yong Cheng
Personalized ventilation (PV) has a significant potential for improving thermal comfort, inhaled air quality and energy efficiency. A novel PV air terminal device (ATD) based on the function of bat...
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Decoupling mechanism of industry carbon emissions, carbon intensity and economic growth in Pakistan Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2023-03-02 Iqbal Amir, Xuan Tang, Sayeda Jahangir, Yuqing Yang, Samma Faiz Rasool
The study examined the decoupling relationship between industry carbon emissions and economic growth using the most current updated data. We collected data from the industry sector of Pakistan from...
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Spatio-temporal dynamics of land use/cover and land surface temperature in Prayagraj city, India Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2023-02-24 Atul Srivastava, Samiksha Shukla, Prafull Singh, Pawan Kumar Jha
The spatial monitoring of variation in land cover and its mapping support the local authorities and decision-makers in strengthening comprehensive and sustainable plans for future urbanization and ...
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Renovation of old communities for public health and resilient environment based on greenery optimization and wind deflectors Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2023-02-21 Junqi Wang, Mingsong Ni, Jianping Chen
Due to the global urbanization, the stock of older communities has been increasing drastically over time and living conditions have continued to deteriorate. Specifically, narrow building spaces an...
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Low-carbon progressive design for sustainable development of buildings Indoor Built Environ. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2023-02-21 Jue Liu, Li Bao, Biyun Ye, Junqi Wang
With the advance of urbanization, energy consumption of public buildings is increasing rapidly, and it is urgent to achieve sustainable development of buildings. For public buildings, its energy-ef...