A systematic review on role of humidity as an indoor thermal comfort parameter in humid climates

Journal of Building Engineering, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 68, P. 106039 - 106039

Published: Feb. 10, 2023

Language: Английский

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Measuring human physiological indices for thermal comfort assessment through wearable devices: A review

Measurement, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 183, P. 109872 - 109872

Published: July 15, 2021

Thermal comfort is defined as the condition of mind that expresses satisfaction with thermal environment and it assessed by subjective evaluation. Achieving comfortable environments essential for human health, productivity, learning performance energy efficiency. The measurement requires an indirect process involving several domains: environment, physiology psychology. Four physiological signals were reviewed, considering their relevance in context measuring indoor comfort. approaches investigating electroencephalography, electrocardiograph, skin temperature galvanic response field are presented. This paper introduces overview on application wearable sensors recording parameters extracting features potentially correlated comfort, together a discussion about reliability. review shows state art, identification existing knowledge gaps this area corresponding needs future research dedicated methodological efforts.

Language: Английский

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Impact of Indoor Air Quality and Multi-domain Factors on Human Productivity and Physiological Responses: A Comprehensive Review

Indoor Air, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 2024, P. 1 - 25

Published: April 8, 2024

Indoor environmental quality (IEQ) significantly impacts human health, well-being, and productivity. However, a comprehensive in-depth review of the combined effects IAQ other multi-domain factors on productivity is lacking. There has not been any prior that encapsulates impact physiological responses occupants. To address this gap, paper investigates highlights (thermal, visual, acoustic) occupant well-being in built environment. The explores various research methods, including evaluation creativity, data collection, signal analysis. We also examined interactions between factors, as well strategies for optimizing through integrated building design smart systems. key findings from reveal with IEQ further impacting these effects. Despite advances field, there are several limitations gaps current methods study designs, small sample sizes, limited insufficient experimental control, reliance laboratory or simulated environments, lack follow-up long-term data, robust performance metrics. proposes future directions, specific applications, work to advance understanding implications policy practice include need holistic approaches management, focus creating healthy productive indoor environments. This emphasizes importance considering complex interplay potentials adopting control systems sustainable optimize By addressing critical issues, we can enhance overall life occupants contribute more future.

Language: Английский

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Impact of Built Environments on Human Perception: A Systematic Review of Physiological Measures and Machine Learning

Journal of Building Engineering, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 112319 - 112319

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Systematic review of quantitative studies assessing the relationship between environment and mental health in rural areas

Australian Journal of Rural Health, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 30(3), P. 306 - 320

Published: Feb. 21, 2022

Physical and natural environments might strongly influence mental health well-being. Many studies have examined this relationship in urban environments, with fewer focused on rural settings. The aim of systematic review was to synthesise quantitative evidence for the between environmental factors (drought, climate extreme weather events, land use/environmental degradation, green space/vegetation, engagement resource management activities) or well-being areas.Following a search three databases (PsycINFO, MEDLINE Web Science), 4368 articles were identified, which 28 met eligibility criteria inclusion review.Poorer typically found an association events degradation. observed relationships largely assessed at area-wide community levels.Studies examining condition individual level, particularly within farms, are lacking. Addressing gap research requires interdisciplinary expertise diverse methodology. Few effects practices/principles biodiversity health. While there is that negative impact areas, remain considerable gaps our knowledge how

Language: Английский

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Off-the-shelf wearable sensing devices for personalized thermal comfort models: A systematic review on their use in scientific research

Journal of Building Engineering, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 70, P. 106379 - 106379

Published: March 30, 2023

Human thermal comfort depends on objective variables -related to the environment- and subjective variables, related physiological conditions. While former are relatively easy be measured, latter difficult investigated since differ from person they characterized by sudden variations over time. The recent spread of off-the-shelf wearable devices for monitoring bio-signals has considerably facilitate this challenging task. aim work is provide a detailed framework about use investigations. A systematic review 35 scientific papers -selected 302 results initial database query- was performed. highlight that wristbands (mainly, Empatica E4 Fitbit), headbands (i.e., Muse 2), chest bands BioHarness 3.0 Polar H7), miniature data loggers iButton), activity sensors Move 3) were whose predominant in Those adopted different purposes, namely finding correlations between signals sensations, training and/or validating models, improving acquisition, controlling HVAC systems. proposed could represent solid background future investigations which should focus two main research streams. first one at strengthening knowledge statistical sensations signals, as well defining standardized procedures model development validation. second stream integrating personalized models into control

Language: Английский

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A systematic review of research on personal thermal comfort using infrared technology

Energy and Buildings, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 301, P. 113666 - 113666

Published: Oct. 21, 2023

Language: Английский

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The impact of architectural form on physiological stress: a systematic review

Frontiers in Computer Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5

Published: Jan. 4, 2024

Technological advancements in physiological body sensor networks (i.e., biometric tracking wearables) and simulated environments VR) have led to increased research the field of neuroarchitecture, specifically investigating effects architectural forms, defined here as subtle variations shape or configuration interior built environment, on neurological responses. While this is still its nascent stages, early findings suggest that certain forms may impact stress Physiological has, turn, been implicated development diseases, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic kidney non-alcoholic fatty liver disease autoimmune neurodegenerative disorders. To aid future research, particularly into relationship between media architecture stress, paper conducts a systematic review following PRISMA-P guidelines studies evaluated responses form using clinical biomarkers. The identifies specific biomarkers used evaluate distinct categories have, date, correlated with elevated responses: curvature, enclosure proportion. Although these studies' imply identified influence their generalisability arguably constrained by several factors. These constraints include paucity area, lack uniformity definition measurement varying contextual settings, unisensory approach methodologies, duration exposure under evaluation. concludes be measure stress; however, should strive for standardized approaches defining measuring order increase transferability robustness results.

Language: Английский

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Architectural Neuroimmunology: A Pilot Study Examining the Impact of Biophilic Architectural Design on Neuroinflammation

Buildings, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(5), P. 1292 - 1292

Published: May 3, 2024

Recent research in architectural neuroscience has found that visual exposure to biophilic design may help reduce occupant physiological stress responses. However, there are still significant gaps our understanding of the complex ways which impacts on building neurophysiology. The relationship between and neurophysiological responses such as neuroinflammation have yet be directly investigated. This paper examines results a pilot study was established investigate neuroinflammation, mediated by utilised 32-channel quantitative electroencephalograph (qEEG) assess relative changes neuroinflammatory markers (relative alpha delta power band activity) 10 participants while they were exposed 2D digital images buildings visually expressed varying degrees design. Participants exhibited decrease when higher levels No statistically observed. These findings suggest with biophilia result decreased activity. In doing so, this works further develop built environment stress.

Language: Английский

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From Building Information Model to Digital Twin: A Framework for Building Thermal Comfort Monitoring, Visualizing, and Assessment

Buildings, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(8), P. 1971 - 1971

Published: Aug. 2, 2023

The existing building stock is globally responsible for 17.5% of greenhouse gas emissions due to their operation achieve occupant satisfaction, thus requiring a vast intervention. However, reducing and optimizing energy performance cannot be considered independently by the users’ well-being. thermal comfort conditions monitoring represent central issue that could optimize usage while achieving good indoor environmental conditions. This document describes first findings ongoing research focused on development system, based integration Building Information Modeling tools sensor technology through Dynamo Visual Programming. Starting from an Asset Model, which represents virtual replica currently hosts administrative offices municipality Cagliari, step presented in this contribution shows scalable modular, allows effective gathering elaboration data about levels each building’s rooms. system proves helpful support facility managers control HVAC systems assure best operative status or plan suitable interventions it.

Language: Английский

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