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Bjarne Olesen
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Comfort and performance impact of personal control over thermal environment in summer
Results from a laboratory study
Field studies suggest that the availability of adjustable thermostats, operable windows and other controls has a positive impact on comfort, the incidence of building related symptoms and productivity. This laboratory study was designed to further investigate how having or not ha
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Criteria for the indoor environment for energy performance of buildings
A new European standard
Purpose - To provide input data to design and energy performance calculations of buildings and ventilation, heating, cooling and lighting systems. Design/methodology/approach - European directive for energy performance of buildings was approved in the beginning of 2003. The trans
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A new design method is proposed to calculate outdoor air ventilation rates to control respiratory infection risk in indoor spaces. We propose to use this method in future ventilation standards to complement existing ventilation criteria based on the perceived air quality and p ...