Maíra André

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

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Roberto Lamberts

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Carolina Buonocore

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Renata De Vecchi

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Yingxin Zhu

Capital Medical University

Mina Jowkar

Edinburgh Napier University

Jakub Kolařík

Technical University of Denmark

Francesco Martellotta

Polytechnic University of Bari

Vanessa Lindermayr

Technische Hochschule Augsburg

Gabriel Gaona

Universidad Regional Amazónica IKIAM

Lyrian Daniel

Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute

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Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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Metadata record for: The Scales Project, a cross-national dataset on the interpretation of thermal perception scales

Figshare (2020)

Marcel Schweiker Amar Abdul-Zahra Maíra André Farah Al‐Atrash Hanan Al-Khatri

This dataset contains key characteristics about the data described in the Data Descriptor The Scales Project, a cross-national dataset on the interpretation of thermal perception scales.
Contents:
1. human readable metadata summary table in CSV format 2. machine readable metadata file in JSON format

Versioning Note:Version 2 was generated when the metadata format was updated from JSON to JSON-LD. This was an automatic process that changed only the format, not the contents, of the metadata.

10.6084/m9.figshare.9805289

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USERS’ ASSESSMENT OF PERSONAL FANS IN A WARM OFFICE SPACE IN BRAZIL

The Journal of Engineering Research [TJER] (2022)

Luiza Castro Maíra André Carolina Buonocore Roberto Lamberts

The use of personal fans allows improving thermal comfort and energy savings in warm office spaces. This is due to individual adjustment and extended indoor temperature acceptability. However, to achieve that, the usability of fans must be assured. Therefore, an experiment with 40 people of various age groups was carried out to assess four types of fans, one of which is an evaporative cooling device. The goal was to find out which criteria should be used for selecting a fan to implement in an office space. Results show that airflow sensation and speed adjustment are considered the most important, although, noise is also very important, and cost can be an eliminatory criterion. The evaporative device was the best rated even in a space with 70 to 80% relative humidity, as users considered it to have a smooth controllable airflow. The results highlight these aspects should be considered in the selection of a personal fan and could also drive the industry to improve fans design for increasing usability and expanding the use of these systems.

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10.53540/tjer.vol18iss2pp62-71

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Ten questions concerning occupant-centric control and operations

Building and Environment (2023)

Zoltán Nagy Burak Gunay Clayton Miller Jakob Hahn Mohamed Ouf

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10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110518

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Practical differences in operating buildings across countries and climate zones: Perspectives of building managers/operators

Energy and Buildings (2022)

Maíra André Karol Bandurski Arkasama Bandyopadhyay Mateus Bavaresco Carolina Buonocore

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10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.112650

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Implementation of Desk Fans in Open Office: Lessons Learned and Guidelines from a Field Study

Maíra André Stefano Schiavon Roberto Lamberts

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10.2139/ssrn.4737213

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Implementation of Desk Fans in Open Office: Lessons Learned and Guidelines from a Field Study

Building and Environment (2024)

Maíra André Stefano Schiavon Roberto Lamberts

Desk fans allow individual thermal adjustment in shared spaces which increases occupants' thermal satisfaction. When associated with the increase of room conditioning system setpoint temperature, they can also reduce energy use. In comparison to other Personal Comfort Systems (PCS), low-power desk fans can be very efficient for cooling. Nevertheless, previous studies identify some barriers to their implementation and show no clear guidelines on how to overcome them. Therefore, this study presents the results of a field implementation of desk fans in an open office in Brazil. The intervention consisted of providing one desk fan for each occupant and progressively increasing the setpoint temperature. Indoor thermal conditions were recorded simultaneously with occupants' thermal perception using sensors and surveys. Results show fans increased thermal satisfaction by 20 %. And, when fans were available, the preferred indoor air temperature increased by 1 °C. However, many constraints affect the results. Based on this experience, we propose guidelines for future implementation. We emphasize the need to understand the HVAC system, engage building operators, and apply gradual temperature modification. As occupants' expectations had a great impact on the potential temperature extension, we suggest a way to limit temperature extension in future implementations.

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10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.111681

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Achieving mid-rise NZEB offices in Brazilian urban centres: A control strategy with desk fans and extension of set point temperature

Energy and Buildings (2022)

Maíra André Artur Martins Kamimura Mateus Bavaresco Rafael Fernando Giaretta Michele Fossati

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10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.111911

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