Indoor environmental quality and comfort 

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S. Lu, T. Wang, A. Tzempelikos, "Glare-based selection of roller shade properties", Building and Environment, 65, 111954, (2024).

I. Pitana, F. Morandi, F. Cappelletti, A. Gasparella, A. Tzempelikos, “Within- and cross-domain effects of environmental factors on students’ perception in educational buildings”, Science and Technology for the Built Environment, 29(7), pp. 678-697 (2023). 

H. Zhang, X. Liu, S. Lee, A. Tzempelikos, F. Cappelletti, A. Gasparella, “The impact of personal preference-based thermal control on energy use and thermal comfort: field implementation", Energy and Buildings, 284, 112848 (2023).

F. Gilles, W. Bustamante, A. Tzempelikos, S. Vera, “Evaluation of view clarity through solar shading fabrics”, Building and Environment, 212, 108750 (2022).

I. Konstantzos, A. Sadeghi, J. Xiong, M. Kim, A. Tzempelikos, “The effect of lighting environment on task performance in buildings – a review”, Energy and Buildings, 226, 110394 (2020).

J. Xiong, A. Tzempelikos, I. Bilionis, P. Karava, "A personalized daylighting control approach to dynamically optimize visual satisfaction and lighting energy use", Energy and Buildings, 193, 111-126 (2019).

S. Lee, P. Karava, A. Tzempelikos, I. Bilionis, "Inference of thermal preference profiles for personalized thermal environments with actual building occupants", Building and Environment, 148, 714-729 (2019).

I. Konstantzos, M. Kim, A. Tzempelikos, "An integrated method and web tool to assess visual environment in spaces with roller shades", Science and Technology for the Built Environment, 24(5), 545-558 (2018).

A.M. Atzeri, F. Cappelletti, A. Tzempelikos, A. Gasparella, “Comfort and energy performance analysis of different glazing systems coupled with three shading control strategies”, Science and Technology for the Built Environment, 24(5), 470-482 (2018).

A.M. Atzeri, F. Cappelletti, A. Tzempelikos, A. Gasparella, “Comfort metrics for integrated evaluation of buildings performance”, Energy and Buildings, 127, 411-424 (2016).

A. Sadeghi, P. Karava, I. Konstantzos, A. Tzempelikos, “Occupant interactions with shading and lighting systems using different control interfaces: a pilot field study”,  Building and Environment, 97, 177-195 (2016).

I. Konstantzos, Y-C. Chan, J.C. Seibold, A. Tzempelikos, R.W. Proctor, J. B. Protzman, “View Clarity Index: a new metric to evaluate clarity of view through shading fabrics”, Building and Environment, 90, 206-214 (2015).

A.M. Atzeri, F. Cappelletti, A. Gasparella, A. Tzempelikos, “Transparent components of building facades: methods and metrics for an integrated evaluation of the performance of glazing and shading systems”, AiCARR Journal (Research Paper), 33, 1-16 (2015).

M. Bessoudo, A. Tzempelikos, A.K. Athienitis, R. Zmeureanu, "Indoor thermal environmental conditions near glazed facades with shading devices - Part I: Experiments and building thermal model", Building and Environment, 45, 2506-2516 (2010).

A. Tzempelikos, M. Bessoudo, A.K. Athienitis, R. Zmeureanu, "Indoor thermal environmental conditions near glazed facades with shading devices - Part II: Thermal comfort simulation and impact of glazing and shading properties", Building and Environment, 45, 2517-2525 (2010).

A. Tzempelikos, A.K. Athienitis, A. Nazos, “Integrated design of perimeter zones with glass facades”, ASHRAE Transactions (Technical paper OR-10-049), 116(1), 461-477 (2010).

A. Tzempelikos, P. Karava, L.M. Candanedo, M. Bessoudo, A.K. Athienitis, “Investigation of thermal and airflow conditions near glazed facades using particle image velocimetry and CFD simulation -eliminating the need for secondary perimeter heating systems”, ASHRAE Transactions (Technical paper CH-09-054), 115(1), 523-537 (2009)

I. Pittana, F. Morandi, A. Gasparella, A. Tzempelikos, F. Cappelletti, “Overall comfort and satisfaction prediction models in educational building”, Proceedings of International Buildings Physics Conference IBPC 2024, Toronto, July 2024.

I. Pittana, F. Morandi, F. Cappelletti, A. Tzempelikos, A. Gasparella, “On clothing adaptation and its impact on thermal sensation and PMV in classrooms”, Proceedings of International Buildings Physics Conference IBPC 2024, Toronto, July 2024.

F. Morandi, I. Pittana, F. Cappelletti, A. Gasparella, A. Tzempelikos, “Distributed vs single-point measurements in field studies on visual comfort”, Proceedings of International Buildings Physics Conference IBPC 2024, Toronto, July 2024.

I. Pittana, F. Morandi, A. Gasparella, A. Tzempelikos, F. Cappelletti, “A new clothing level prediction model for thermal comfort assessment in educational buildings”, Proceedings of BSA2024: Building Simulation Applications Conference, Bolzano, Italy, June 2024.

I. Pittana, F. Morandi, F. Cappelletti, A. Tzempelikos, A. Gasparella, “Evaluation of Thermal Satisfaction Scales through the Analysis of Sensation and Preference Votes”, Proceedings of ASHRAE Winter Conference, Chicago, January 2024.

I. Pittana, F. Morandi, F. Cappelletti, A. Tzempelikos, A. Gasparella, “Thermal perception and satisfaction of Italian students in distance (home) learning vs face to face learning environments during the heating season”, Proceedings of CISBAT 2023 Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 2023.

H. Zhang, S. Lee, A. Tzempelikos, “Modeling personal thermal comfort with Bayesian Artificial Neural Networks”, ASHRAE Transactions, 129 (1): 498-508, 2023.

M. Kim, H. Zhang, A. Tzempelikos, A. Gasparella, F. Cappelletti, “New low-cost sensing network for indoor environmental monitoring and control in buildings”, Proceedings of IAQ 2020 Conference: Indoor Environmental Quality Performance Approaches Transitioning from IAQ to IEQ, Athens, Greece, May 2022.

I. Pittana, F. Morandi, F. Cappelletti, A. Gasparella, A. Tzempelikos, “Assessing the overall indoor environmental comfort and satisfaction: evaluation of a questionnaire proposal by means of statistical analysis of responses”, Proceedings of IAQ 2020 Conference: Indoor Environmental Quality Performance Approaches Transitioning from IAQ to IEQ, Athens, Greece, May 2022.

I. Pittana, F. Morandi, F. Cappelletti, A. Gasparella, A. Tzempelikos, “Understanding the combined effects of environmental factors on human perception and performance by means of surveys and in field measurements”, Proceedings of IAQ 2020 Conference: Indoor Environmental Quality Performance Approaches Transitioning from IAQ to IEQ, Athens, Greece, May 2022.

H. Zhang, M. Kim, X. Liu, A. Tzempelikos, “A comparison of sensing type and control complexity techniques for personalized thermal comfort”, Proceedings of ASHRAE Winter Conference, Chicago, January 2021.

J. Xiong, S. Lee, P. Karava, A. Tzempelikos, "The influence of lighting conditions, shading patterns and weather on occupant visual preferences in building perimeter zones", Proceedings of ASHRAE Winter Conference, Chicago, January 2018.

I. Konstantzos, A. Tzempelikos, "A Holistic approach for improving visual environment in private offices", Procedia Environmental Series 38, 372-380, Proceedings of SBE16 conference, Thessaloniki, Greece, October 2016.