Comfort and efficiency

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Lighting Quality and Energy-Efficiency Effects on Task Performance, Mood, Health, Satisfaction and Comfort

The adoption of energy efficiency measures in building codes places constraints on lighting designers that they fear will reduce the quality of the lit environment. This experiment was designed to test the hypothesis that lighting quality, as understood by lighting designers, affects the task performance, mood, comfort, health, and aesthetic judgements of office workers. Nine lighting systems w...

Measured Ceiling Fan Performance and Usage Patterns: Implications for Efficiency and Comfort Improvement

Simulations suggest residential cooling energy use can be reduced up to 15% through the use of ceiling fans with thermostat set-up. However, monitoring data from a large scale study of Florida homes found that air conditioning consumption was not lower because thermostats settings were not raised in response to fan use, and many fans were apparently left on for long periods in unoccupied zones....

Building Design for Hot and Humid Climates – Implications on Thermal Comfort and Energy Efficiency

The paper discusses the concept of an adaptive thermal comfort design methodology and its impact on the selection, design and performance of climate control systems for large public spaces with transient occupancy in hot and humid climates. It outlines the design methodology which is based on providing localised comfort conditions to zones within a building based on its occupancy patterns, acti...

Form 101 – Proposal Improving Safety, Comfort and Efficiency of Convoy Vehicles through Novel Preview Control

1 Improving Safety, Comfort and Efficiency of Convoy Vehicles Through Novel Preview Control Fuel consumption and emissions are major concerns associated with heavy trucks, and both can be reduced if the trucks travel in a very closely-spaced platoon [1]. The military deploys trucks in closelyspaced convoys where the terrain can be highly variable and the drivers often inexperienced. Traffic acc...