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Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy

Standard Ashrae
- Vol. 5
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The article was published on 1992-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 5855 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Occupancy.

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Complying with the demand of standardization in outdoor thermal comfort: a first approach to the Global Outdoor Comfort Index (GOCI)

TL;DR: The Global Outdoor Comfort Index (GOCI) as mentioned in this paper was proposed to predict outdoor thermal comfort in areas devoid of studies about specific thermal indexes, such as PMV, PET, MOCI, and UTCI.
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Urban Form and Climate: Case Study, Toronto

TL;DR: A joint urban design study by the Berkeley Environmental Stimulation Laboratory and the Centre for Landscape Research at the University of Toronto as discussed by the authors analyzed the effect of future development in Toronto's Central Area on street-level conditions of sun, wind, and thermal comfort.
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Performance and cost analysis of phase change materials with different melting temperatures in heating systems

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of different PCMs with different melting temperatures on the energy and exergy efficiencies are investigated by considering the price of energy, exergy for each PCM type.
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The characteristics of space cooling load and indoor humidity control for residences in the subtropics

TL;DR: In this paper, a simulation study on the characteristics of space cooling load and indoor humidity control for residences in the subtropics, using a building energy simulation program, is presented.
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Geo-climatic applicability of natural ventilative cooling in the Mediterranean area

TL;DR: In this article, the potential applicability of controlled natural ventilation (CNV) as a natural ventilative cooling (NVC) technique in the Mediterranean area has been assessed.