Smart Green Buildings of Tomorrow 1 Aug 2013 | 05:05 pm

Smart Green Buildings of Tomorrow 1 Aug 2013 | 05:05 pm

Impact of Relative Humidity on Thermal Comfort in a Warm Environment 1 Aug 2013 | 05:05 pm

Relative humidity is an important environmental factor that could affect thermal comfort in a building. The influence of relative humidity on thermal comfort was studied in an environment chamber. Twe...

Exposure to Airborne Mould in School Environments and Nasal Patency in Children 1 Aug 2013 | 05:05 pm

Mould in schools has been associated with increased upper airway obstruction in adults. In this study, we investigated the relationship between school indoor mould spore exposure and nasal patency in ...

An Air Distribution Index for Assessing the Thermal Comfort and Air Quality in Uniform and Nonuniform Thermal Environments 1 Aug 2013 | 05:05 pm

This study introduces a new Air Distribution Index (ADI)New to assess the ventilation performance in uniform and nonuniform thermal environments. The index comprises parameters for assessing the indoo...

Effects of User Density Levels on Recreational Walking Experiences 1 Aug 2013 | 05:05 pm

Over the past 25 years, attempts to increase the quality of visitor experiences have been a priority in outdoor recreational areas for planners and managers. Recreation planners should determine accep...

How Do Different Locations, Floors and Aspects Influence Indoor Radon Concentrations? An Empirical Study Using Neural Networks for a University Campus... 1 Aug 2013 | 05:05 pm

Indoor radon (222Rn) concentrations were measured at a 10-min interval during October 2011 and January 2012. The monitoring followed a randomised and repeated pattern of experimental design, and was c...

Evaluation of Portable Household and In-Car Air Cleaners for Air Cleaning Potential and Ozone-Initiated Pollutants 1 Aug 2013 | 05:05 pm

Portable air cleaners are designed to remove airborne pollutants, but some types of air cleaners can emit or induce pollutants. This research was aimed at evaluating the performance of portable air cl...

Long-Term Trend of Indoor Volatile Organic Compounds - a 15-Year Follow-Up Considering Real Living Conditions 1 Aug 2013 | 05:05 pm

Indoor volatile organic compounds (VOCs) may be associated with adverse health effects. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the indoor VOCs exposure burden has undergone changes during a ...

On Associations between Housing Characteristics, Dampness and Asthma and Allergies among Children in Northeast Texas 1 Aug 2013 | 05:05 pm

A cross-sectional study on the home environment and children’s health in Northeast Texas was carried out in 2008–2009. Two thousand eight hundred and nineteen (2,819) parents of children (1–8 years) r...