Search Results - "De dear, Richard"

Overcooling of offices reveals gender inequity in thermal comfort by Parkinson, Thomas, Schiavon, Stefano, de Dear, Richard, Brager, Gail

“…Growth in energy use for indoor cooling tripled between 1990 and 2016 to outpace any other end use in buildings. Part of this energy demand is wasted on…”
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Workspace satisfaction: The privacy-communication trade-off in open-plan offices by Kim, Jungsoo, de Dear, Richard

“…Open-plan office layout is commonly assumed to facilitate communication and interaction between co-workers, promoting workplace satisfaction and team-work…”
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Revisiting an old hypothesis of human thermal perception: alliesthesia by de Dear, Richard

“…Many new technologies and approaches to the provision of comfort inside buildings such as displacement ventilation, mixed-mode strategies, personally…”
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Effects of moderate thermal environments on cognitive performance: A multidisciplinary review by Zhang, Fan, de Dear, Richard, Hancock, Peter

“…•Literature in thermal effects on performance from various disciplines is reviewed.•This synthesis converges on the inverted-U model and the extended-U…”
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Thermal pleasure in built environments: physiology of alliesthesia by Parkinson, Thomas, de Dear, Richard

“…International standards that define thermal comfort in uniform environments are based on the steady-state heat balance equation that posits 'neutrality' as the…”
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Hot weather and heat extremes: health risks by Ebi, Kristie L, Capon, Anthony, Berry, Peter, Broderick, Carolyn, de Dear, Richard, Havenith, George, Honda, Yasushi, Kovats, R Sari, Ma, Wei, Malik, Arunima, Morris, Nathan B, Nybo, Lars, Seneviratne, Sonia I, Vanos, Jennifer, Jay, Ollie

“…Hot ambient conditions and associated heat stress can increase mortality and morbidity, as well as increase adverse pregnancy outcomes and negatively affect…”
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Field studies of thermal comfort across multiple climate zones for the subcontinent: India Model for Adaptive Comfort (IMAC) by Manu, Sanyogita, Shukla, Yash, Rawal, Rajan, Thomas, Leena E., de Dear, Richard

“…India is witnessing unprecedented growth trends in building construction, particularly office spaces. Indian offices are designed to operate at 22.5 ± 1 °C all…”
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Field study of mixed-mode office buildings in Southern Brazil using an adaptive thermal comfort framework by Rupp, Ricardo Forgiarini, de Dear, Richard, Ghisi, Enedir

“…Studies about thermal comfort in mixed-mode buildings have been performed in order to better understand this type of building and its influence on occupants’…”
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Thermal comfort in residential buildings: Comfort values and scales for building energy simulation by Peeters, Leen, Dear, Richard de, Hensen, Jan, D’haeseleer, William

“…Building Energy Simulation (BES) programmes often use conventional thermal comfort theories to make decisions, whilst recent research in the field of thermal…”
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A preliminary evaluation of two strategies for raising indoor air temperature setpoints in office buildings by Roussac, A. Craig, Steinfeld, Jesse, de Dear, Richard

“…Mechanically ventilated office buildings are designed to provide productive work conditions for their occupants. This article presents findings from an attempt…”
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Thermal sensitivity of occupants in different building typologies: The Griffiths Constant is a Variable by Rupp, Ricardo Forgiarini, Kim, Jungsoo, Ghisi, Enedir, de Dear, Richard

“…The Griffiths method is widely used in thermal comfort studies to derive building users’ comfort temperature, or thermal neutrality as it is sometimes known. A…”
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Experimental study on convective heat transfer coefficients for the human body exposed to turbulent wind conditions by Yu, Yichen, Liu, Jianlin, Chauhan, Kapil, de Dear, Richard, Niu, Jianlei

“…Ongoing urbanization and urban densification are leading to an increasing number of tall buildings, giving rise to an increasingly complex urban morphology…”
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Thermal comfort in naturally ventilated buildings: revisions to ASHRAE Standard 55 by de Dear, Richard J., Brager, Gail S.

“…Recently accepted revisions to ASHRAE Standard 55—thermal environmental conditions for human occupancy, include a new adaptive comfort standard (ACS) that…”
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Comparison of residential thermal comfort in two different climates in Australia by Jeong, Bongchan, Kim, Jungsoo, Chen, Dong, de Dear, Richard

“…Assessment criteria for thermal comfort in residential buildings are often defined on the basis of the adaptive comfort model due to their typical operational…”
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Effect of adaptive opportunity on cognitive performance in warm environments by Nishihara, Naoe, Xiong, Jing, Kim, Jungsoo, Zhu, Hui, de Dear, Richard

“…This study investigates the hypothesis that thermal adaptive opportunities available to building occupants affect their cognitive performance and mental…”
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Thermal pleasure in built environments: spatial alliesthesia from contact heating by Parkinson, Thomas, de Dear, Richard

“…The comfort zone is bounded by thermal environmental conditions that may be described as acceptably cool or acceptably warm, and engineering out of existence…”
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The next generation of experientially realistic lab-based research: The University of Sydney's Indoor Environmental Quality Laboratory by de Dear, Richard, Nathwani, Ashak, Cândido, Christhina, Cabrera, Densil

“…This article describes the University of Sydney's Indoor Environmental Quality Laboratory (IEQ Lab). This is a unique facility in which the building research…”
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Outdoor thermal physiology along human pathways: a study using a wearable measurement system by Nakayoshi, Makoto, Kanda, Manabu, Shi, Rui, de Dear, Richard

“…An outdoor summer study on thermal physiology along subjects’ pathways was conducted in a Japanese city using a unique wearable measurement system that…”
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Effect of thermal adaptation on seasonal outdoor thermal comfort by Lin, Tzu‐Ping, de Dear, Richard, Hwang, Ruey‐Lung

“…Thermal perceptions and preferences of individuals outdoors cannot be entirely explained by the energy balance of the human body. They are also affected by…”
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Effect of Cabin Ventilation Rate on Ultrafine Particle Exposure Inside Automobiles by Knibbs, Luke D, de Dear, Richard J, Morawska, Lidia

“…We alternately measured on-road and in-vehicle ultrafine (<100 nm) particle (UFP) concentration for 5 passenger vehicles that comprised an age range of 18…”
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