This page lists the Proceedings (titles and abstracts) of the 8th Windsor COnference: "Counting the cost of comfort in a changing world" , 10-13 April 2014, in Windsor, UK.
Contains 97 titles and abstracts.
To download the full papers visit the conference website at: http://nceub.org.uk/W2014/webpage/W2014_index.html
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The paper is focused on identifying factors affecting the energy consumption & comfort conditions of multi-storied apartments in composite climate of…
The Universal Thermal Climate Index UTCI assesses the interaction of ambient temperature, wind, humidity and radiant fluxes on human physiology in outdoor…
In recent years, more and more tall buildings have a mixed-use or residential program. This shift from formerly mainly office use requires new evaluations…
Climate responsive design ensures thermal comfort in buildings without using excessive energy for heating and cooling. This study explores how the…
A current trend is to consider that the presence of free hanging sound absorbers (FHU) installed in Thermally Activated Buildings (TABS) reduces the thermal…
Large sets of thermal comfort field data have been analysed in detail to inform generalized thermal comfort standards, but there is specific information…
In Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet, Mark Lynas describes possible world scenarios as global temperatures rise. The central region of Brazil,…
Visual comfort is important to the wellbeing of people and their productivity. However, too much light in the field of view can cause discomfort and…
A growing number of businesses are moving towards open-plan offices as a way of encouraging impromptu collaborative problem solving among workers. However,…
This study aims to assess the thermal conditions of an indoor environment deemed unacceptable by workers. For this purpose, Ostracon, a voting device, was…
The skin temperature and thermal comfort are closely related and change in skin temperature can predict thermal discomfort even before it is consciously…
This study is designed to investigate the relationship between the thermal comfort environment and stress using brain wave analysis. To achieve this purpose…
Occupants’ attention ability in seven PMV conditions is measured by means of electroencephalogram (EEG) and verbal voting. This can show us occupants’…
Thermal comfort, determined by the influence of the indoor environmental parameters on thermal sensation, is regarded as an important indicator of human…
The sari is everyday attire for most women throughout the year all across South-Asia. It is a versatile ensemble because, a single set of garments can…
The thermoneutral zone (TNZ) reflects the range of ambient temperatures where no regulatory changes in metabolic heat production or evaporative heat loss…
This paper is a synthesis of the results from the project INTEWON and related studies. The link between the physiological thermoneutral zone (TNZ) and the…
The indoor climate is an important factor with respect to human health and comfort since we spend most of our time, no matter if awake or asleep, in the…
The interactions between building occupants and control systems have a high influence on energy consumption and on internal environmental quality. In the…
Despite being provided by mechanical ambient conditioning systems or not, all building have to a certain extent a degree of adaptation. Studies have shown…