University dormitories, as crucial living spaces for students, significantly influence their physical and mental health based on the quality of spatial design. However, whether the use of an upper bunk (UB) or lower bunk (LB) induces differential phy...
COVID-19 was a wake-up call for many researchers and designers that encouraged them to create better interiors. Keeping air quality within safe standards is fundamental and the best strategy to stop the spreading of viruses. Being aware of the severi...
While place attachment (PA) is an important concept that varies across built environments, empirical research directly examining it in student dormitories remains limited. This study aims to investigate students’ levels of PA to their dormitori...
In recent decades, university dormitories have gradually evolved from traditional residential spaces into educationally meaningful venues that support informal learning. However, limited research has explored how supportive environmental factors with...
As the core space for students’ daily living and learning, the quality of the indoor wind environment and air quality in dormitory buildings is particularly critical. However, existing studies often neglect natural ventilation optimization unde...
A field study of thermal comfort in a design classroom for teaching architecture and dormitory rooms in a cold area of China was conducted to provide a better understanding of the thermal comfort of students, and to clarify the energy saving potentia...
The kindergarten activity unit is the main space for children’s daily life and learning, and also represents a special type of densely populated public building. Its layout and evacuation design play an important role in ensuring children&rsquo...
This study employs a mixed-methods approach to investigate the current use and evolving needs of dormitory environments through a cross-analysis of existing research and user experience. A two-phased PRISMA-guided systematic literature review for bot...
The sustainable renewal of existing university student dormitories requires effective identification of occupant-perceived improvement needs to support targeted interventions and efficient resource allocation. This study develops a renewal need prior...
Good natural ventilation can improve the comfort of campus dormitories and effectively avoid pollution caused by particle accumulation. Parametric design can effectively address the feedback and connection between building performance analysis and de...
University dormitories in cold climate regions face the dual challenges of high heating energy consumption and poor outdoor pedestrian comfort during winter. Existing studies on university dormitories have primarily focused on individual building per...
Optimizing the wind environment within university dormitory areas is essential for ensuring student safety, enhancing living comfort, and improving building energy efficiency. In this study, the wind environment of multi-story university dormitories...
Energy consumption in student dormitories, key living and study spaces, is a major concern for institutions and communities. This paper proposes a multi-objective optimization model to address the issue of incomplete single-dimensional analysis in ex...
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted global development. Through bioaerosols emitted by human respiration, respiratory infectious diseases, including COVID-19, are transmitted. The bioaerosol concentrations can be affected by the urban climat...
Recent advancements in artificial intelligence, particularly in generative technologies, have significantly redefined the design paradigm for community public cultural spaces, shifting from a traditionally designer-centric model to one that emphasize...
Since the end of the 20th century, colleges have competed globally, using contemporary campus buildings such as dormitories, student unions, and fitness centers to attract and retain students. However, large portions of college campuses were develope...
To address the energy consumption issue in mining area buildings, this paper proposed a solar-coupled mine water-source heat pump combined heating and cooling (SMWHP-CHC) system, taking the employee dormitory building group of a coal mining enterpris...
We explore the spatial layouts of mega-shelters and suggest better spatial planning strategies. A mega-shelter for refugees contains multiple functions, such as dormitory, dining, medical, kitchen, storage, and community areas. Post-disaster refugees...
University dormitories are vital spaces for students’ daily lives and informal learning, and require desks and chairs of utmost comfort. This study evaluates the desks and chairs at F University using Jack 8.01 software to optimize ergonomic de...
China’s socialist workers’ housing occupies an uncertain position between everyday residential use and potential heritage conservation. This study examines long-term modifications to Soviet-style workers’ housing in Harbin’s V...
Heat recovery ventilation (HRV) systems can be integrated with an additional air heater in buildings with low energy demand in order to cover space heating demand. The employment of coupled HRV-heater systems is, therefore, gaining increasing interes...
This article presents a pilot study of thermal comfort and adaptive behaviors of occupants who live in naturally ventilated dormitories at the campus of the National University of Singapore. A longitudinal survey and field measurement were conducted...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, migrant workers in Singapore endured one of the longest and most stringent periods of confinement globally. Segregationist policies were intensified as the state imposed strict disciplinary regimes over workers’ mo...
On a European scale, the existing building stock has poor energy performance and particularly vulnerable structures. Indeed, most of the existing buildings were built before the introduction of energy standards and under structural safety criteria di...
The air quality in educational campuses affects the health and work efficiency of teachers and students. Studies into this matter are of great significance for optimizing the management of campus living environments. Low-cost online sensors to monito...
This study investigates indoor and outdoor air quality monitoring in a student dormitory located in northern Milan (Italy) using low-cost sensors. This research compares two monitoring periods in June and October 2024 to examine common PM2.5 vertical...
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China has a historic system of wide cycle tracks, many of which are now encroached by cars, buses and bus stops. Even with these conditions, college students still bicycle. On campuses, students park their bikes on facilities ranging from kick-stand-...