Building and Environment

Papers
(The TQCC of Building and Environment is 19. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Case studies using a simple airborne infection risk calculator to minimize COVID-19 infection risk: Common approaches and challenges195
Inverse design of air supply distribution using coupled adjoint and parametric level set method185
Effect of thermal acclimatization on occupants’ thermal responses in dynamic thermal environments after exercise in summer181
Membrane-based CO2 capture integrated with CCHP for a nearly zero-carbon building179
The effect of pre-sleep lighting on melatonin, sleep and alertness of the crews in the enclosed cabins in the evening with the cumulative effect of light173
Editorial Board156
A method for demand controlled ventilation based on a pressure loss model under conditions of non-fully developed flow151
Physiological-signal-based prediction of occupant thermal comfort in a nonuniform transient vehicular cabin during winter148
A critical review of ventilation effectiveness in naturally ventilated spaces from the perspective of sustainability and health147
Thermal performance of extensive green roof in the semi-arid climate of Northeastern Brazil140
Exposure to PM1 and PM2.5 among household cooking members139
Fomite transmission of MRSA in hospital dental departments: A modelling study based on real healthcare worker-patient contact patterns133
Optimization of thermal insulation thickness pertaining to embodied and operational GHG emissions in cold climates – Future and present cases130
Developments and evolution of housing architecture in the post-Corona era with a health-oriented approach128
Identification of odour compounds emitted by wooden boards with the presence of indoor ozone127
Dynamic thermal demand analysis of residential buildings based on IoT air conditioner123
Enhancing occupant-centric ventilation control in airport terminals: A predictive optimization framework integrating agent-based simulation120
Numerical study on the effect of a standing person on airflow instability in a single-aisle aircraft cabin119
Equity in the built environment: A systematic review115
Thermal comfort of medical protective clothing under high temperature and high humidity115
The effects of extreme high indoor temperature on EEG during a low intensity activity112
Enhancing human thermal comfort in hot arid cities: A systematic review of urban heat island observations and mitigation strategies112
A systematic review of the integration of building information modeling into life cycle assessment111
Examining temporally varying nonlinear effects of urban form on urban heat island using explainable machine learning: A case of Seoul111
Natural ventilation in large spaces: CFD simplified model validated with full-scale experimental data of Roman Baths111
Supervised learning-based assessment of office layout satisfaction in academic buildings109
The challenge of noise pollution in high-density urban areas: Relationship between 2D/3D urban morphology and noise perception108
An anisotropic prediction model of the resistance coefficient in porous media model for simulating wind flow through building arrays108
Recognition and prediction of elderly thermal sensation based on outdoor facial skin temperature105
Regional thermal environments (RTEs) and driving forces in six urban agglomerations of China and America101
Exploring office comfort and productivity in living labs: A yearlong structural equation modeling study100
The problem of indoor environmental quality at a general Slovenian hospital and its contribution to sick building syndrome100
The impact of modeling assumptions on retrofit decision-making for low-carbon buildings99
Façade design of side-lit spaces for different climates and surroundings by machine learning and NSGAIII99
Indoor radon measurements and dose assessment for workers in kindergartens in southern poland99
Impact of momentum sources on pedestrian-level peak wind predictions of an urban-like array using large-eddy simulations and statistical models98
Evaluating thermal sensation in outdoor environments - Different methods of coupling CFD and radiation modelling with a human body thermoregulation model98
Phthalates particle-gas partitioning of inorganic particles: Effect of particle size and phthalates adsorption competition97
A Pattern-constrained deep learning model for urban canopy turbulence reconstruction from sparse sensor data97
Precise lighting control via automated shading and artificial lighting: A systematic review96
Weather effects on the lifecycle of U.S. Department of Defense equipment replacement (WELDER)96
Development of a simplified cool coating thermal model for predicting street canyon air temperature95
Assessment of year-round wind-driven ventilation by an integrated ventilation model94
The criteria to achieving sub-ambient radiative cooling and its limits in tropical daytime94
Mapping the barriers to circular economy adoption in the construction industry: A systematic review, Pareto analysis, and mitigation strategy map93
Field study on the effect of space type, exercise intensity, and wet bulb globe temperature on thermal responses of exercisers92
Estimating turbulence intensity along the glide path using wind tunnel experiments combined with interpretable tree-based machine learning algorithms91
Editorial Board90
Identifying and classifying thermal anomalies in Arctic houses using two infrared cameras and different metrics90
Occupant-centric cabin thermal sensation assessment system based on low-cost thermal imaging88
Influence of atmospheric stability on air ventilation and thermal stress in a compact urban site by large eddy simulation88
Assessing and upgrading urban thermal resilience of a Spanish MoMo neighbourhood over the span of 1960–208088
Air quality forecasting with hybrid LSTM and extended stationary wavelet transform87
Limitations of correlated colour temperature in visual perception and its implications for evaluating the colour rendition quality of indoor lighting87
The hygrothermal properties of historic bricks: Case study of traditional brick construction material in Ireland86
Evaluation of cognitive performance in high temperature with heart rate: A pilot study86
Human body convective heat transfer coefficient under non-stationary turbulent wind85
Comparing classic regression with credit scorecard model for predicting sick building syndrome risk: A machine learning perspective in environmental assessment84
Assessment of the estimation methods of Tmrt in semi-outdoor spaces in humid sub-tropical climates: An empirical study in Wuhan, China84
Relationships between 3D urban form and ground-level fine particulate matter at street block level: Evidence from fifteen metropolises in China84
Boosting mold aerosol reduction and dehumidification performance in liquid desiccant systems using airborne ultrasound: An experimental study84
Examining the role of passive design indicators in energy burden reduction: Insights from a machine learning and deep learning approach84
Do women feel colder by nature? A systematic literature review and meta-analysis of sex differences in physiological and subjective thermal responses82
A numerical study on the issue of Reynolds independence of flow and dispersion within isolated street canyons81
Ten questions concerning building electrification81
Experimental comparison of structural and active protective methods against breath- and cough-borne aerosols in a meeting room81
Effects of facade rib arrangement on aerodynamic characteristics and flow structure of a square cylinder80
Occupancy estimation using IoT sensors and machine learning: Incorporating ventilation system operating state and preprocessed differential pressure data80
Experimental investigation on hygrothermal behaviour of cement and lime plaster80
Degradation of pollutants in solid and gas states using waterborne acrylic nanocomposite paints79
Determination of pressure difference coefficient of shuttle elevator doors in super high-rise buildings under stack effect78
Pollution characteristics and health hazards of PAHs in PM1.0 in the cooking environment78
Generation of weather data for the assessment of building performances under future heatwave conditions78
A multi-segment thermoregulatory model for predicting thermophysiological responses of sleeping body in various thermal conditions78
A simulation study on building-scale strategies for urban heat island mitigation and building energy consumption: Case study in Japan77
The influence of weather on heat demand profiles in UK social housing tower blocks77
Associations between spatial attributes, IEQ exposures and occupant movement behaviour in an open-plan office77
The impact of COVID-19 public health restrictions on particulate matter pollution measured by a validated low-cost sensor network in Oxford, UK77
Empirical investigation of interzonal air leakage and airborne sound transmission correlation in multi-unit residential buildings77
Optimization strategies for outdoor thermal comfort at urban core transportation hub in summer--A case of Turpan Station, China76
Assessing built microclimate with building group frontal projection maps: A sun-path-dependent deep transfer learning neural network approach76
Effects of cooling roofs on mitigating the urban heat island and human thermal stress in the Pearl River Delta, China76
Indoor air pollution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons emitted by computers75
Outdoor space design and its effect on mental work performance in a subtropical climate75
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polybrominated diphenyl ethers inside university campus: Indoor dust-bound pollution characteristics and health risks to university student75
Gender difference regarding thermal comfort in Japanese residential building during free running mode74
Analysis of the energy and visual performance of a building with photochromic windows for a location in southern Italy74
An occupant-centric adaptive façade based on real-time and contactless glare and thermal discomfort estimation using deep learning algorithm73
Hybrid feature selection-based machine learning methods for thermal preference prediction in diverse seasons and building environments73
Multisensory nature exposure in the workplace: Exploring the restorative benefits of smell experiences73
Personal thermal comfort models using digital twins: Preference prediction with BIM-extracted spatial–temporal proximity data from Build2Vec73
Reclaiming winter: How visual, thermal, and acoustic comfort shape psychological restoration in severe cold urban parks73
A systematic review on heavy metals in indoor air: Occurrence, spatial variation, and health risk72
A comparative study of gender differences in thermal comfort and environmental satisfaction in air-conditioned offices in Qatar, India, and Japan72
Use of optimised MLP neural networks for spatiotemporal estimation of indoor environmental conditions of existing buildings72
Solar building envelope potential in urban environments: A state-of-the-art review of assessment methods and framework72
Investigation of the effects of face masks on thermal comfort in Guangzhou, China72
Impact of green walls on ventilation and heat removal from street canyons: Coupling of thermal and aerodynamic resistance71
Analyzing the impact of indoor environmental quality on physiological responses and work performance: Implications for IEQ control strategies71
Experimental investigation of the effect of surgical masks on outdoor thermal comfort in Xiamen, China71
Low-resistance local components design method based on topology optimization: A case study of a duct tee71
Occupant-centric HVAC and window control: A reinforcement learning model for enhancing indoor thermal comfort and energy efficiency70
Safe CO2 threshold limits for indoor long-range airborne transmission control of COVID-1970
Spatial-temporal variations of surface urban heat island: An application of local climate zone into large Chinese cities70
Evaluation of an immersed boundary numerical framework to address the wind field in complex urban topographies70
BIM-based life cycle assessment: A systematic review on automation and decision-making during design69
Ten questions concerning the role of urban greenery in shaping the future of urban areas69
Estimating the impact of indoor relative humidity on SARS-CoV-2 airborne transmission risk using a new modification of the Wells-Riley model69
Effect of water mist stimulation on dynamic thermal response of pedestrians in summer69
Investigation of HVAC operation strategies for office buildings during COVID-19 pandemic68
The effects of illuminance on students′ memory. A neuroarchitecture study68
Analysis of a novel pressurized dehumidification air conditioning system for urban underground space68
Comparative analysis of PMV Models accuracy implemented in the ISO 7730:2005 and ASHRAE 55:202368
Effects of correlated color temperature of light on thermal comfort, thermophysiology and cognitive performance67
The airflow characteristics and thermal comfort evaluation in high-speed train cabin with mixing ventilation: An experimental and numerical study67
Global review of circular economy and life cycle thinking in building Demolition Waste Management: A way ahead for India67
Characteristics of oxygenic-thermal coupled jet driven by concentration difference and temperature difference at high altitudes67
Fault diagnosis of HVAC AHUs based on a BP-MTN classifier67
Effects of occupancy and regulation implementation on indoor VOC levels in newly built apartments in South Korea66
Quantifying the impact of urban geometry on the urban albedo: A simplified 3D radiation model approach66
Flow patterns and heat transfer of an idealized square city in non-uniform heat flux and different background wind conditions66
Editorial Board66
Comparison of open, flexible, and enclosed learning spaces – teaching staff’s experiences and activity sound exposure66
Evaluating the impact of windows, artificial windows, and ceiling height on stress levels through subjective and objective measures65
Hygric properties of porous building materials (IX): Experimental evaluation of two hysteresis models65
Analyzing the influence of seasonal and weather changes on thermal effects of a double-skin green façade—A long-term field measurement65
Identifying decarbonization pathways for primary healthcare buildings using energy certificate models in England and Wales65
Relationship between natural ventilation modes and indoor/outdoor ratio of Japanese cedar pollen and Cry j 1 allergen65
Effects of metabolic rate on the human thermal responses: A large cross-sectional field survey64
The impact of twisted wind on pedestrian comfort around two non-identical-height buildings in tandem arrangement: a wind tunnel study64
Urban resilience during COVID-19: Examining public housing with older adult street blocks through panarchy theory in Hong Kong64
Effect of mechanical ventilation on indoor environment and condensation in high-humidity industrial buildings during winter: field investigation and numerical study64
Climate-responsive thermal comfort in rural mountain settlements: A dual-pathway adaptation model and A three-stage perception mechanism64
Long-term exposure to mould/damp stains and mouldy odour increases low birth weight63
Acoustic absorption, scattering, and diffusion provided by green roof systems63
Analysis of the airflow features and ventilation efficiency of an Ultra-Clean-Air operating theatre by qDNS simulations and experimental validation63
Optimizing regional disparities in green building evaluation: A random walk-linear regression analysis in China63
Energy retrofits – A call for healthier energy practices62
(3Ts) Green conservation framework: A hierarchical-based sustainability approach62
Numerical simulation to assess the impact of urban green infrastructure on building energy use: A review62
A novel data-driven relationship inference approach for automatic data tagging in building heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems62
Impact of heatwaves and system shocks on a nearly zero energy educational building: Is it resilient to overheating?62
An adaptive comfort equation of human heat balance: Based on physiological and thermosensory adaptations61
Elevated volatile organic compounds and odorant emissions from used air filters due to ozone exposure61
Visitors’ satisfaction towards indoor environmental quality in Australian hotels and serviced apartments61
Unraveling the complexities: Impacts of energy burden on the built environment challenges among assistance-dependent populations in the United Kingdom61
Prediction of airflow and heat transfer in a mechanically ventilated room with Large-Eddy Simulations based on Lattice Boltzmann Method61
Data-driven load profile modelling for advanced measurement and verification (M&V) in a fully electrified building61
A socio-cultural perspective to semi-outdoor thermal experience and restorative benefits – Comparison between Chinese and Australian cultural groups61
Operation of air conditioners affects the microbial pathogenic potential in bedrooms: A metagenomics and culture-dependent study60
Systematization of spatial functional layouts and pedestrian wind comfort assessment for an ultra-thin triangular free form shell structure60
Comparing embodied GHG emissions between environmental product declaration and generic data models: Case of the ZEB laboratory in Trondheim, Norway59
CROOD: Estimating crude building occupancy from mobile device connections without ground-truth calibration59
Ten questions concerning the paradox of minimizing airborne transmission of infectious aerosols in densely occupied spaces via sustainable ventilation and other strategies in hot and humid climates59
Editorial Board59
Indoor air temperature and relative humidity measurements in Finnish schools and day-care centres59
Anisotropic radiation source models for computational thermal manikin simulations based on common radiation field measurements59
An individual weightage for indoor environmental quality component to enhance work performance in office buildings59
Design and in-vitro testing of a portable patient isolation chamber for bedside aerosol containment and filtration59
A study on the structure of garment-hood-embedded air curtain with fine dust protection function59
Letter From Editor59
Microbial communities in rural and urban homes and their relationship to surrounding land use, household characteristics, and asthma status58
Fungal burden assessment in hospital zones with different protection degrees58
A novel approach combining indoor mobile measurements and interpretable machine learning to unveil highly-resolved indoor air pollution58
Evaluating urban design strategies for pedestrian-level ventilation improvement in a high-density urban living environment — A LiDAR and wind tunnel study58
Advanced algorithm for locating an air contaminant source by means of a sensing robot with pre-calculated air contaminant distribution database58
Contrasting moist heat across local climate zones in heat and non-heat waves: Insights from 29 Chinese metropolises58
Hot spots and flow structures around an isolated cuboid building subjected to surface warming: Large eddy simulations57
Passenger-centric model predictive control for indoor temperature to facilitate energy-efficient airport terminal57
Thermal environment and thermal comfort in metro systems: A case study in severe cold region of China57
Subjective mapping of indoor plants based on leaf shape measurements to select suitable plants for indoor landscapes57
Investigations of the UVC 222 NM air cleaning system in an air-conditioned room57
Concepts of user-centred lighting controls for office applications: A systematic literature review57
No “true” greenery: Deciphering the bias of satellite and street view imagery in urban greenery measurement56
Convective heat transfer and drag coefficients of human body in multiple crowd densities and configurations in semi-outdoor scenarios56
Prediction and optimization of thermal comfort, IAQ and energy consumption of typical air-conditioned rooms based on a hybrid prediction model56
Human body area view factors for radiative heat transfer: Influence of body region, shape, and posture56
Risk assessment of cough droplets in both static and dynamic indoor environments with different ventilation strategies56
Experimental evaluation on microwave radiation disinfection efficacy of the bacterial aerosols attached to a SiC composite filter56
Spatial dynamics of per capita building carbon emissions in the Greater Bay Area: Pathways to net zero carbon by 206056
Improved framework for estimating carbon emissions from prefabricated buildings during the construction stage: Life cycle assessment and case study56
Ten questions concerning statistical data analysis in human-centric buildings research: A focus on thermal comfort investigations56
Downscaling urban resilience assessment: A spatiotemporal analysis of urban blocks using the fuzzy Delphi method and K-means clustering56
Quantification and probabilistic health risk assessment of benzene series compounds emitted from cooking process in restaurant kitchens56
Risk assessment of mold growth on engineered bamboo and its application56
Characteristics of droplets emission immediately around mouth during dental treatments56
Improving inactivation performance of in-duct ultraviolet germicidal irradiation system with ribbed duct walls by optimizing UVC distribution55
Cooking-related thermal comfort and carbon emissions assessment: Comparison between electric and gas cooking in air-conditioned kitchens55
Impact of a thermotropic window on indoor visual and thermal comfort in a slightly warm non-air-condition environment55
Forced convection heat transfer coefficients for Chinese children and adolescents55
Systematic initial embodied carbon assessment of concrete modular high-rise residential buildings: A case in Hong Kong55
Spring is associated with increased total and allergenic fungal concentrations in house dust from a pediatric asthma cohort in New York City54
Building certification schemes–A way towards better IAQ and thermal comfort in schools? A critical review of schemes used in Northern European countries54
Stacking deep transfer learning for short-term cross building energy prediction with different seasonality and occupant schedule54
New assessment method for solar radiation effects on indoor thermal comfort based on scalar irradiance - Using volume photon mapping54
Space-time estimation of the urban heat island in Rome (Italy): Overall assessment and effects on the energy performance of buildings54
Impact of the visitor walking speed and glass barriers on airflow and Bioaerosol particles distribution in the typical open tomb54
Climate-induced risk for the preservation of paper collections: Comparative study among three historic libraries in Italy53
CFD modeling and optimization by metamodels of a squirrel cage fan using OpenFoam and Dakota: Ventilation applications53
Modelling double skin façades (DSFs) in whole-building energy simulation tools: Validation and inter-software comparison of naturally ventilated single-story DSFs53
A framework for investigating the acceptance of smart home technologies: Findings for residential smart HVAC systems53
Thermal storage effect of radiant floor cooling system using phase change materials in the hot and humid climate of Indonesia53
Influence of gender, age and BMI on human physiological response and thermal sensation for transient indoor environments with displacement ventilation53
Far-UVC disinfection of airborne and surface virus in indoor environments: Laboratory experiments and numerical simulations53
Sleep microenvironment improvement for the acute plateau entry population through a novel nasal oxygen supply system53
Causal discovery and inference-based fault detection and diagnosis method for heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems53
Overall uncertainty analysis of zonal indoor air temperature measurement in an in-use office building52
China's relocation policy for poverty reduction may save thousands of lives attributable to indoor PM2.552
Evaluating a combined WRF and CityFFD method for calculating urban wind distributions52
Assessing urban micro-climates with vertical and horizontal building morphological cutting deep transfer learning neural networks52
An alternative approach for estimating large-area indoor PM2.5 concentration – A case study of schools52
Experimental study on the exposure level of surgical staff to SARS-CoV-2 in operating rooms with mixing ventilation under negative pressure52
Monitoring of the effect of solar radiation and rain on the building envelope with integrated vertical vegetation52
Dual effect of activity levels and temperature step-change on human comfort and recovery time: Simulated short-term commute in winter52
Thermoacoustic environment comfort evaluation method based on facial micro-expression recognition52
A comprehensive review on mitigating the risk of airborne particles using add-on systems51
Predictive models for daylight performance of general floorplans based on CNN and GAN: A proof-of-concept study51
Influence of underlying surface change caused by urban renewal on land surface temperatures in Central Guangzhou51
Preheating time estimation in intermittent heating with hot-water radiators by considering model uncertainties51
Customisation of green buildings assessment tools based on climatic zoning and experts judgement using K-means clustering and fuzzy AHP51
Review of Lattice Boltzmann Method in Urban Wind Simulation: Progress, Challenges, and Outlook51
Determinants of mouldy area size in dwellings from the French CONSTANCES population-based cohort51
Machine learning model to predict impact of climate change on facility equipment service life51
Interfacial exchange of airflow and bacteria-carrying particles induced by door opening and foot traffic in an operating room51
Visual and non-visual effects in micro-space luminous environments with visual display terminals51
The influence of odors on cognitive performance based on different olfactory preferences50
Thermal comfort assessment of naturally ventilated public hospital wards in the tropics50
Energy-saving potential of deeply retrofitting building enclosures of traditional courtyard houses – A case study in the Chinese Hot-Summer-Cold-Winter zone50
On the assessment of dynamic thermal comfort and pedestrian psychophysiological responses during heatwaves: A focused analysis50
Prediction approach on pedestrian outdoor activity preference under factors of public open space integrated microclimate50
Particle image and tracking velocimetry measurements of exhaled airflow and particle dispersion around human body under head- and tailwind conditions50
A method for using street view imagery to auto-extract window-to-wall ratios and its relevance for urban-level daylighting and energy simulations50
Combined space cooling/heating and domestic hot water supply driven by data center waste heat: Complementary energy conservation, economic capacity optimization and generic analysis framework50
Virtual reality space in architectural design education: Learning effect of scale feeling50
Can large language models replace human experts? Effectiveness and limitations in building energy retrofit challenges assessment50
Adaptive measures for preserving heritage buildings in the face of climate change: A review50
CO2 emission rates from sedentary subjects under controlled laboratory conditions50
RANS simulation of near-field dispersion of reactive air pollutants49
An optimized index for describing building shadows to assess the local thermal environment of residential areas in summer49
Ventilation strategies and design impacts on indoor airborne transmission: A review49
Ameliorating cold stress in a hot climate: Effect of Winter Storm Uri on residents of subsidized housing neighborhoods49
Creating alliesthesia in cool environments using personal comfort systems49
Climate adaptive optimization of green roofs and natural night ventilation for lifespan energy performance improvement in office buildings49
On the mitigation potential and climatic impact of modified urban albedo on a subtropical desert city49
Deep-vision-based metabolic rate and clothing insulation estimation for occupant-centric control49
A blockchain-based framework for on-site construction environmental monitoring: Proof of concept49
An experimental technique based on globe thermometers for the measurement of mean radiant temperature in urban settings49
Indoor air quality in schools in Beijing: Field tests, problems and recommendations49
Investigation and optimization of outdoor thermal comfort in elementary school campuses: Example from a humid-hot area in China49
Towards resilient communities: Evaluating the nonlinear impact of the built environment on COVID-19 transmission risk in residential areas48
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