Outdoor thermal comfort in urban environment : assessments and applications in urban planning and design / by Lau, Kevin Ka-Lun, Tan, Zheng, Morakinyo, Tobi Eniolu, Ren, Chao (Professor of architecture), SpringerLink (Online service)

Table of Contents: “…Effects of Urban Geometry on Mean Radiant Temperature.…”
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Architectural engineering design : mechanical systems / by Butler, Robert Brown, AccessEngineering

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Green building trends : Europe / by Yudelson, Jerry, PALCI EBSCO books

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Energy Conservation in Buildings : the Achievement of 50% Energy Saving, an Environmental Challenge? - International Conference Proceedings. by Sayigh, A. A. M., ProQuest Ebook Subscriptions

Table of Contents: “…Evaluationconclusions; references; chapter 8. the significance of thermal thresholds in the performance of some traditional technologies: the ice-houses of britain and the windcatchers of the middle east; abstract; keywords; references; chapter 9. the optimum selection of the window shading levels and of the indoor ventilation rates as a design strategy for bioclimatic commercial buildings; abstract; keywords; introduction; an optimum comfort mix; the radiant load; window opening level; conclusions; references.…”
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Energy saving and environmentally friendly technologies - concepts of sustainable building / by PALCI EBSCO books

Table of Contents: “…Verification of Sealing Possibilities of Cement -- Based Structures without Additional Surface Treatment -- Understructure of Passive Houses in Terms of Materials -- The Operational and Environmental Consequences of the Polystyrene Insulation Disposal -- Construction Details from Secondary Raw Materials -- Chapter 2: Indoor Environment and its Hygienic Aspects -- Analysis of the Relationship of the System "Operationally Efficient Building -- Indoor Environment Quality -- User" -- Architecture Indoor Environment as a Healing Factor of Depression and Seasonal Affective Disorder -- Indoor Environment Influenced by Radiant Effect of Floor Heating -- Latex Paint Influence on the Oriented Strand Boards and the Indoor Climate -- Mold Growth Risk Analysis on the Surfaces of an Organic Building Structure Based on In Situ Monitoring -- Movement of CO2 Concentration in the Room -- Quantitative Microbiological Aspects of the Indoor Environment -- Reduction of Environmental Stress through Spatial Arrangements and Different Choices of Body Positions in Indoor Environment -- Influence of Orientation of Building on Indoor Conditions in a Roof Truss -- Potential of Vegetation in Improving Indoor Thermal Comfort and Natural Ventilation -- Acoustic Analysis of Double Transparent Facades in Bratislava -- Chapter 3: Energy Performance of Buildings -- The Use of a Mathematical Model for the Management and Distribution of Heat -- The Influence of Thermal Bridges on the Energy Need for Heating after Renewal: A Case Study -- The Impact of Balcony Glazing on the Selected Building Envelope -- The Effect of Thermal Bridges on Energy Balance of Wood Frame Houses -- The Applicability of Existing Methods for Testing the Base Layers of ETICS -- Added Convex Windows for Improving the Energy Balance -- Analysis of Energy Consumption in Building with NZEB Concept.…”
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Removing barriers in environmental comfort in the Global South / by SpringerLink (Online service)

Table of Contents: “…-- Policies and standards to environmental comfort in the Global South -- Thermal performance of educational establishments in tropical climates: Case study of the Millennium Educational Units of Ecuador -- Bioclimatic comfort strategies for typical Meso-Andean dwellings in Peru -- Adaptive passive measures for tropical climates a case study for Mauritius -- Optimized housing envelopes for Piura, Peru -- Textile Architecture in the tropics: An approach from thermal comfort and implementation feasibility -- Air movement in relation to thermal comfort in naturally ventilated building in the tropics -- Occupant thermal perception of a hybrid system based on ceiling-mounted radiant cooling panels coupled to a roof pond -- Indoor air quality in Latin American buildings -- Daylighting metrics in buildings and the regional aspect -- Perception of light sufficiency and outdoor light availability: a dynamic daylight metric for the tropics -- Daylight strategies in side-lit spaces optimized for different Chilean climate contexts -- Circadian lighting in office spaces: design factors contributing to circadian stimulation -- Impact of urban re-densification on light consumption and energy poverty on the equator, in the city of Quito -- Acoustic comfort and noise control in residential building design -- Acoustic quality of school classrooms in urban areas -- Barriers and challenges in the interior acoustics design of flexible learning spaces -- Energy poverty and thermal adaptation in Chilean social housing -- Energy implications of thermal comfort models in schools in the tropics -- Energy efficiency optimization applying adaptive thermal comfort in a public office building in San Juan, Argentina -- Passive practical constructive measures to counterbalance climate change impacts in low-income housing located in the Tropical Savannah Climate -- Impact of passive design measures on thermal comfort of social housing in the context of climate change in Montevideo, Uruguay -- Thermal adaptation in non-extreme climates to potentially reduce energy consumption -- Promoting well-being in southern latitudes. …”
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