Indoor thermal comfort is critical to building sustainability besides improving occupants’ health, well-being and productivity. However, the applicability of existing standards within different climatic conditions contextual settings often in question. This study presents findings from a longitudinal conducted low-income affordable housing Mumbai, India. Surveys were three distinct seasons warm...

Climate change and the urgency of minimising the carbon footprint of the built environment are driving technological innovation in the way thermal comfort is delivered to building occupants. In recent building developments, international attention has been increasingly focused on the way buildings are designed and operated. There is no doubt that high-quality environmental design can be an inve...

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...

Indoor environmental conditions (thermal, noise, light, and indoor air quality) may affect workers' comfort, and consequently their health and well-being, as well as their productivity. This study aimed to assess the relations between perceived indoor environment and occupants' comfort, and to examine the modifying effects of both personal and building characteristics. Within the framework of t...

In Europe and worldwide several legislations are adopting comfort models that include the variability of occupants behaviour based on the external climate conditions. The latest adaptive comfort methods consider outdoor temperature not only as a steady variable but also as the representation of occupants past thermal history. The paper presented deals with a summer environmental monitoring carr...

Occupants’ interaction with the building envelope systems may provide a comfortable indoor environment and lead to a better energy performance of the building. Through questionnaire survey, this study investigates occupant’s pattern of use of windows, shading and air conditioning in Greek residences (mostly apartments) during summer. Results suggest that Greek occupants significantly interact w...

In the last few decades, Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) has received increasing attention from the international scientific community, political institutions, and environmental governances for improving the comfort, health, and wellbeing of building occupants.[...].

Energy inefficiency and underlying occupant discomfort associated with building thermal management systems have led to development of human-in-the-loop control system. Minimizing total energy consumption and maximizing comfort of all the occupants present is the major objective of such system based on human comfort feedback. However, the approaches proposed so far lack a built-in mechanism to e...

Optimizing and improving energy performance of buildings while maintaining occupants’ comfort are primary goals for building managers. In order to analyze a building’s energy performance and make informed retrofit, maintenance, or operational decisions, decision-makers need access to credible real-time data illustrating how building systems are being used by its occupants at a floor and room le...