Modelling of Indoor Air Quality and Thermal Comfort
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 August 2025 | Viewed by 99
Special Issue Editors
Interests: building energy savings; fault detection for electrical energy systems; HVAC control systems; renewable energies
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Interests: energy; renewable energy; efficiency in buildings; thermal comfort; indoor air quality; building ventilation; CFD; human and building thermal simulation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The modelling of indoor air quality and thermal comfort is an important issue within the field of air quality studies. Good indoor air quality and thermal comfort are fundamental in order for building occupants to achieve high health standards, as well as good professional and academic performance. Furthermore, indoor air quality and thermal comfort have been increasingly affected by the impacts of climate change. Therefore, research in this area is becoming increasingly relevant. The objective of this new Special Issue is to gather together new innovative research papers on the modelling of indoor air quality and thermal comfort. Numerical results, experimental tests and state-of-the-art research are welcome.
For this Special Issue, we are seeking studies related to the modelling of indoor air quality and thermal comfort, namely in the following areas:
- Numerical and experimental studies in the area;
- Building and vehicle spaces;
- Indoor and outdoor air quality;
- Indoor and outdoor thermal comfort levels;
- The impact of climate change on indoor environmental conditions;
- New indices to assess the quality of indoor environments;
- Strategies for optimizing both energy consumption and indoor environmental quality;
- Heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems;
- Design and construction strategies.
Dr. João M. M. Gomes
Dr. Eusébio Z. E. Conceição
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- numerical and experimental studies
- buildings and vehicles
- air quality
- thermal comfort
- HVAC systems
- design and construction strategies
- indoor air quality (IAQ)
- heat stress
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