Building Services Engineering Research &Technology, Volume 46, Issue 6, Page 793-814, November 2025. Proper thermal comfort plays a crucial role in supporting patient recovery. The thermal comfort needs of patients and visitors vary significantly b…
Building Services Engineering Research &Technology, Ahead of Print. Speech sound has often been considered as a source of interfering noise in previous studies examining the impacts of acoustic environments in open-plan offices. However, speech sou…
Building Services Engineering Research &Technology, Ahead of Print. This study analyzes residential energy consumption patterns in subtropical China’s hot-summer/cold-winter regions through a case study of 2986 users in Changzhou, Jiangsu, focusing…
Building Services Engineering Research &Technology, Volume 46, Issue 6, Page 815-844, November 2025. There are growing concerns about poor indoor air quality in refugee shelters, particularly regarding chronic health conditions and the spread of ai…
Building Services Engineering Research &Technology, Ahead of Print. The use of computational simulation techniques has gradually been incorporated into the building system design process. These techniques enable the evaluation of various scenarios …
Building Services Engineering Research &Technology, Volume 46, Issue 6, Page 753-774, November 2025. Background:Behaviour changes by end-users have been seen as an effective action to tackle the global climate crisis and improve indoor and outdoor …
Building Services Engineering Research &Technology, Volume 46, Issue 6, Page 775-791, November 2025. Direct load control (DLC) for building HVAC systems, through preconditioning and setup/setback sequences, can substantially reduce electricity cons…
Building Services Engineering Research &Technology, Volume 46, Issue 6, Page 845-858, November 2025. Sealing shaft vents is an effective method of controlling fires in utility tunnels. A sealing strategy was scientifically developed in order to inv…
Building Services Engineering Research &Technology, Volume 46, Issue 6, Page 737-752, November 2025. Mood states, categorized into subscales such as Tension (TEN), Anger (ANG), Fatigue (FAT), Vigour (VIG), Confusion (CON), and Depression (DEP), aff…
Building Services Engineering Research &Technology, Volume 46, Issue 6, Page 717-736, November 2025. Thermal comfort is influenced by climate, expectations and adaptation opportunities. Hence the emergence of adaptive thermal comfort standards. Unf…