This book focuses on human adaptive thermal comfort in the building environment and the balance between reducing building air conditioning energy and improving

This book first describes fundamental knowledge on human thermal comfort, adaptive thermal comfort, thermal comfort in sleeping environments, modeling of human

Thermal comfort is a desirable state familiar to all people. Providing inspirational indoor and outdoor environments that provide thermal comfort, in the contex

The fundamental function of buildings is to provide safe and healthy shelter. For the fortunate they also provide comfort and delight. In the twentieth century

This book is structured in four parts: First, it analyzes the sustainability objectives established for the building stock and the importance of thermal comfort