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.
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Japan’s energy perspective underwent a paradigm shift after the 2011 earthquake. It put in place the ‘setsuden’ (energy saving) campaign. This recommended…
Providing cooling effect with low energy consumption makes the exploration of air flow utilization significative. In ASHRAE Standard 55-2010, the cooling…
In this paper, a global map of maximum indoor operational temperatures of buildings is presented. Maximum indoor operational temperatures were evaluated…
In a case study on outdoor mist cooling, 141 people attending an open campus event were surveyed over 2 hot summer days. Nozzles mounted on an oscillating…
Central to this study is the significance of making adaptation decisions whose success in achieving resilience to indoor overheating, remain effective both…
Metabolic heat production is one of the key parameters in maintaining the body’s heat balance with the environment. Levels of accuracy and methods for…
This paper compares the values used for the Griffiths constant (G=0.5) and the running mean constant (α=0.8) in adaptive comfort algorithms with the values…
The environmental conditions experienced in UK schools not only influence the effectiveness of teaching and learning but also affect energy consumption and…
Mixed mode (MM) buildings open up a new arena for energy efficient design. Zoned MM buildings are the most common, particularly in the developing world…
Buildings and communities need to be more resilient in the face of increasing weather extremes due to climate change. Current building models lack adequate…
Beijing is in the Cold Climate Zone of China. This study carries out a long-term survey of indoor environmental parameters, the clothing of occupants, and…
Multi-storey steel-and-glass office buildings suffer from a strong thermal load during the summertime, particularly in Mediterranean countries, and thermal…
This study evaluated the thermal environment in an air-conditioned mosque in Malaysia during the various daily prayer times. The objectives of the study…
This paper presents some of the results of a field study carried out in 2013 in two University buildings in Paris and in Champs-sur-Marne, nearby Paris. The…
Although the adaptive comfort model has gained unprecedented popularization during the past few decades, the mechanism behind the model, especially with…
This paper presents the results from the thermal comfort studies at three airport terminal buildings in the UK where seasonal on-site surveys were conducted…
In the past 20 years, better representation of occupants’ window operation in building performance simulation has received great attention, and several…
In achieving low-energy operation, occupant-controlled mixed mode buildings rely as much on the judicious use of active climate control by occupants as they…
This research suggests that the thermal preference of occupants is subject to change; hence, a particular thermal setting may not be able to constantly…
There is limited information available about occupant’s window opening behaviour in India. Operating doors and windows is a vital adaptation mechanism in…