Thermal adaptation of buildings and people for energy saving in extreme cold climate of Nepal
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A thermal measurement and a thermal comfort survey were conducted in traditional houses during the winter in the extreme cold climate of the Himalayan region of Nepal as mentioned in this paper, and a total of 1,584 thermal responses were gathered from 36 residents.About:
This article is published in Energy and Buildings.The article was published on 2021-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 31 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Thermal comfort & Extreme Cold.read more
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A field investigation on adaptive thermal comfort in school buildings in the temperate climatic region of Nepal
TL;DR: In this article, a survey was conducted on the indoor thermal environment and the associated thermal perception during the middle autumnal season in 2017, where 818 students participated in this survey; they voted three times: at the beginning, in the middle, and at the end of each 45-min lesson.
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Influences of vernacular building spaces on human thermal comfort in China's arid climate areas
TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper analyzed the comprehensive influence of building spaces on the thermal environment, thermal adaptation behaviors and thermal responses of residents, and indicated that the diverse spaces of vernacular buildings in Turpan can create different thermal environmental conditions for buildings and can stimulate thermal adaptation behaviours of residents.
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Study on wintry comfort temperature and thermal improvement of houses in cold, temperate, and subtropical regions of Nepal
TL;DR: In this paper, a field survey was conducted in winter in cold, temperate, and subtropical regions, and 839 thermal sensation votes were collected from all regions together with the measured indoor and outdoor temperatures.
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The effect of climate-responsive design on thermal and energy performance: A simulation based study in the hot-dry Algerian South region
TL;DR: In this paper, a typical case study of El-Miniawy housing in Ouled Djellal with adapted passive strategies is analyzed through psychometric chart evaluation, in situ measurement campaign and dynamic simulations (EnergyPlus), to understand its thermal behaviour and energy demand, exploring the impact of seven different scenarios with modified passive strategies and parameters.
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Energy Transition toward Cleaner Energy Resources in Nepal
TL;DR: In this paper, a literature review and field survey of household energy use in the winter was conducted in Nepal, where the authors found that 25% of the households only relied on traditional cooking fuel, while 67% and 8% of households relied on mixed and commercial cooking fuels, respectively.
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Thermal comfort: analysis and applications in environmental engineering,
TL;DR: In this paper, an account of research undertaken by the author and his colleagues at the Technical University of Denmark and at the Institute for Environmental Research, Kansas State University is described. But the data in the literature on thermal comfort are extensive, they are disjointed Other CABI sites
Developing an adaptive model of thermal comfort and preference - eScholarship
Richard de Dear,Gail Brager +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the semantics of thermal comfort in terms of thermal sensation, acceptability, and preference, as a function of both indoor and outdoor temperature, as predicted by the adaptive hypothesis.
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Developing an adaptive model of thermal comfort and preference
Richard de Dear,Gail Brager +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the adaptive hypothesis predicts that contextual factors and past thermal history modify building occupants' thermal expectations and preferences, which is contrary to static assumptions underlying the current ASHRAE comfort standard 55-92.
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Thermal adaptation in the built environment: a literature review
Gail Brager,Richard de Dear +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the results of an extensive literature review on the topic of thermal adaptations in the built environment, most likely resulting from a combination of past thermal history in the buildings and differences in levels of perceived control.