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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"indoor environmental quality"”.
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Influence of occupant's behaviour on indoor environmental quality and energy consumptions
… predictions of building performance (energy use, indoor climate) and effective operation of building systems. The present work undertakes a theoretical and empirical study of the uncertainty of energy consumption assessment related to occupants’ behaviour in residential buildings. The main purpose …
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Assurance of Indoor Environmental Quality through Building Diagnostics at Schematic Design
With increasing knowledge about the indoor climate in recent years, preventive methods to avoid health problems caused by deficient building performance may become preferable to reactive methods. Benefits from preventive actions have been suggested for late building design phases, construction, and …
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Measurement of interior green space and its impact on indoor environmental quality
Indoor environmental quality directly affects the comfort, performance, and well-being of occupants. It is an important issue given people spend a large amount of time indoors. Plants absorb sunlight, capture carbon dioxide and transpire water. Thus, adding greenery such as potted plants and green …
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INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (IEQ) AND BUILDING ENERGY OPTIMIZATION THROUGH MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL (MPC)
… Control (MPC) to improve energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality in office buildings. Model predictive control is one of the advanced optimal control approaches that use models to predict the behavior of the process beyond the current time to optimize the system operation at the …
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Diagnostics of indoor environmental quality exposures and climate-infrastructure vulnerability in South African schools
… feedback loop in South Africa, where poor indoor air quality and thermal conditions in school classrooms compromise the health, comfort, and cognitive performance of learners. This is amplified by a lack of long-term solutions with high-resolution data to quantify the environmental inequity …
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Development of Relationship Model between Occupant Productivity and Indoor Environmental Quality in Office Buildings in Qatar
… model that establishes the relationship between indoor environmental quality and occupant productivity in office buildings. The study was conducted in Doha, Qatar using experiment and survey using 90 sensors in 15 zones in an office building for a period of nine month. Occupant productivity was …
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Optimisation of Closed Cavity Façade to Enhance Energy Performance and Indoor Environmental Quality in Office Buildings
… carbon and costs, overall energy use and Indoor Environmental Quality) while providing opportunities to respond to different and contrasting building performance requirements and functionalities at the same time (e.g., view out, daylight and solar control). In office building architecture, …
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Design and in-field application of a monitoring system for indoor environmental quality and occupants' comfort assessment
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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Green development : creating incentives for developers
… Researchers are aware of the need for an environmentally sound building technology; however, the maturity of the research in the fields of sustainable architecture and 'green' building design is not matched in practice. This is due to a rather limited research on the economical side of …
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On the environmental factors that alleviate relocation stress syndrome in residents of long-term care facilities
… of relocation stress syndrome. By identifying environmental factors that can be modified to alleviate relocation stress syndrome, the risk should be lessened. Strategies such as encouraging independence and autonomy, providing privacy, maintaining lifestyle, increasing indoor environmental …
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An Analysis of Thermal Comfort Perception in Cal Poly's Math & Science Building
… average, spend approximately 90% of their time indoors according to the EPA, it is crucial to provide room occupants with the best, most comfortable, and healthiest possible environment, which is known as Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ). This thesis aims to identify how we can provide …
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Novel methods for capturing the multi-domain influence of the façade on occupant environmental perception and interaction
… influence of transparent façades on the indoor environmental quality, occupant environmental satisfaction and comfort. Furthermore, occupants interact frequently with façades and windows and these interactions simultaneously affect several domains of the indoor environment (visual, …
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A study on the indoor environment quality: its impact on occupants’ productivity of university library (Wolverhampton University libraries as an example)
Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) determines occupant comfort, health, and productivity within built environments. As essential academic spaces, university libraries enhance student learning, research, and overall academic performance. While previous studies have primarily examined the health and …
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Professionals Knowledge Of Standards Required For Leed Certification Of Indoor Recreation Facilities At Four Year Public Universities
… services for students. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a certification program housed within the United States Green Building Council and a LEED certification indicates the facility has a “green” status. LEED certification standard measures include Sustainable Sites, Water …
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A Novel Approach to Indoor Environment Assessment: Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) Framework for Improving Occupant Comfort and Health in Educational Facilities
Maintaining the quality of indoor environments in educational facilities is crucial for student comfort, health, well-being, and learning performance. Amidst the growing recognition of the impact of indoor environmental conditions on occupant comfort, health, and well-being, there has been an …
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Green realities : the financial opportunities of environmental sensitive development in the commercial real estate development industry
… advocacy for the widespread adoption of a more environmentally sensitive approach to real estate development, industry practitioners and investors adhere to traditional development techniques due to the financial uncertainty surrounding new development paradigms. A financial argument is needed …
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Indoor and Energy quality assessment in buildings
Interest on Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) increased more and more in the last years. This attention is evidenced by the fact that nowadays maintaining a certain level of comfort in the building, as it is prescribed by the standards, means to deal with a rising energy demand. For this reason …
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Developing a model for assessing the effect of physical indoor environment quality on teachers’ performance in Saudi education buildings
The nature and quality of the built learning environment affect occupants’ comfort, wellbeing and performance. Within the broad range of studies of the physical indoor environment reported in the literature, there are several which have focused on the effects of these environmental conditions on …
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Sustainable learning environments: the issues and potential policy responses
… proposed that the Ministry provide some form of environmental rating tool so schools can rate or measure their sustainability. Schools could then plan to increase their environmental rating through their normal property planning processes. A review of sustainability related literature identified …
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