A new global review warns that most digital tools used in urban climate planning still fail to account for how people actually experience temperature at street level. The research finds that despite ...

Major revisions for design and measurement of comfortable spaces are included in a newly published ASHRAE 2013 thermal comfort standard. ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 55-2013, Thermal Environmental Conditions ...

We spend more than 90% of our time indoors, so it’s essential that buildings are designed to maximise our comfort, particularly when it comes to maintaining an ambient temperature. Predicting whether ...

A lot of factors go into an individual’s comfort, and it’s more than just how one feels about the temperature The thermal environment refers to the physical surroundings as it pertains to the heat ...

Every day, architects and designers tackle an ambitious task: crafting spaces that not only captivate the eye but that also nurture the health and well-being of those who inhabit them. A key part of ...

On a hot afternoon in May, when the air over western India turns metallic with heat, no one remembers façade composition. They remember where the shade falls. They remember which corridor breathed.