Search Results - "Rawal, Rajan"

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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Investigating Optimum Cooling Set Point Temperature and Air Velocity for Thermal Comfort and Energy Conservation in Mixed-Mode Buildings in India by Gokarakonda, Sriraj, van Treeck, Christoph, Rawal, Rajan

“…In warm and hot climates, ceiling fans and/or air conditioners (ACs) are used to maintain thermal comfort. Ceiling fans provide air movement near the skin,…”
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Energy Performance of Room Air-Conditioners and Ceiling Fans in Mixed-Mode Buildings by Gokarakonda, Sriraj, van Treeck, Christoph, Rawal, Rajan, Thomas, Stefan

“…Studies show that people can tolerate elevated temperatures in the presence of appreciable air movement (e.g., from using ceiling fans). This minimises the use…”
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Emissions from a net-zero building in India: life cycle assessment by Jain, Mili, Rawal, Rajan

“…This study quantifies the gap between net-zero energy and net-zero carbon through a life cycle assessment (LCA) of a net-zero energy building (NZEB) in…”
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Alternatives to air-conditioning: policies, design, technologies, behaviours by Ford, Brian, Mumovic, Dejan, Rawal, Rajan

“…HighlightsFar from being a panacea, air-conditioning is shown to create social, environmental and economic problems. Alternatives to air-conditioning are…”
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Performance metrics for room air-conditioners: energy, comfort and environmental impacts by Jain, Nidhi Rai, Rawal, Rajan, Vardhan, Vishnu, Dey, Shubhashis

“…India’s current standards and labels for room air-conditioners (RACs) account for energy efficiency, but omit other important criteria that could influence…”
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Integrating low energy cooling and ventilation strategies in Indian residences by Cook, Malcolm John, Shukla, Yash, Rawal, Rajan, Angelopoulos, Charalampos, Caruggi-De-Faria, Luciano, Loveday, Dennis, Spentzou, Eftychia, Patel, Jayamin

“…Rapidly developing economies of countries in hot climates face the risk of a significant increase in CO2 emissions. This study developed strategies for low…”
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Thermally comfortable affordable housing : a study on residential building code in India by Shukla, Yash D., Desai, Arjun R., Bhanushali, Priyanka P., Graham, Peter, Rawal, Rajan U., Asrani, Sneha S.

“…On average, India has more than 3000 Cooling Degree Days (CDD). The multifamily public housing being constructed under India’s Prime Minister Awas Yojana…”
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Personal comfort systems: A review on comfort, energy, and economics by Rawal, Rajan, Schweiker, Marcel, Kazanci, Ongun Berk, Vardhan, Vishnu, Jin, Quan, Duanmu, Lin

“…•Personal Comfort Systems (PCS) provide thermal comfort at an individual level.•PCS operate on heating, cooling, ventilation and combination…”
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Achieving the 2°C goal: the potential of India's building sector by Graham, Peter, Rawal, Rajan

“…India's growth of energy demand in the building stock, and efforts to curb it, are placed into an international context by adapting the reporting criteria…”
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Multi-criteria decision support framework for climate change-sensitive thermal comfort evaluation in European buildings by Amaripadath, Deepak, Levinson, Ronnen, Rawal, Rajan, Attia, Shady

“…This paper proposes a novel multi-criteria decision support framework for climate change-sensitive evaluation of building thermal comfort performance in…”
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Influence of building design and control parameters on the potential of mixed-mode buildings in India by Gokarakonda, Sriraj, van Treeck, Christoph, Rawal, Rajan

“…The potential of mixed-mode office buildings with varying design and control parameters is examined by using an uncertainty analysis in the three climate zones…”
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Transient three-dimensional CFD modelling of ceiling fans by Babich, Francesco, Cook, Malcolm, Loveday, Dennis, Rawal, Rajan, Shukla, Yash

“…Ceiling fans have been used for decades as a means of providing thermal comfort in tropical countries such as India. However, recent years have witnessed a…”
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Performance evaluation of climate responsive buildings in India - Case studies from cooling dominated climate zones by Manu, Sanyogita, Brager, Gail, Rawal, Rajan, Geronazzo, Angela, Kumar, Devarsh

“…India has a rich tradition of climate responsive architecture, incorporating several variations of passive design strategies that have been layered over time…”
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Neuro cysticercosis with subcutaneous nodules by Singrodia, Sanjay, Joshi, R. G, Solanki, Rekha B, Rawal, Rajan C

“…Cysticercosis is the most common parasitic infestation of the central nervous system, muscle and subcutaneous tissue, [1] caused by tissue-invading larval…”
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Thermal characterization of full-scale PCM products and numerical simulations, including hysteresis, to evaluate energy impacts in an envelope application by Biswas, Kaushik, Shukla, Yash, Desjarlais, Andre, Rawal, Rajan

“…•Performed thermal characterization of full-scale PCM products.•Utilized a heat flow meter apparatus for PCM characterization.•Performed annual simulations…”
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Low energy cooling and ventilation in indian residences by Cook, Malcolm, Rawal, Rajan

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Evaluation of thermally activated furniture on thermal comfort and energy consumption: An experimental study by Rawal, Rajan, Garg, Vishal, Kumar, Satish, Adhvaryu, Bhargav

“…Personalized Comfort Systems (PCS) have been seen as an effective alternative to provide thermal comfort along with reducing energy consumption. This paper…”
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Assessing a fit-for-purpose urban building energy modelling framework with reference to Ahmedabad by Mathur, Anmol, Fennell, Pamela, Rawal, Rajan, Korolija, Ivan

“…Urban building energy models (UBEM) are driving sustainable design and operations of cities by combining urban datasets with energy simulations. UBEMs are…”
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A study of indoor thermal parameters for naturally ventilated occupied buildings in the warm-humid climate of southern India by Doctor-Pingel, Mona, Vardhan, Vishnu, Manu, Sanyogita, Brager, Gail, Rawal, Rajan

“…The ever-increasing demand for built spaces to cater to the needs of the tropical population compels for the adoption of sustainable building forms and passive…”
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