Study on Individual Differences in the Influence of Indoor Odor Environment on Thermal Perception
Available online 6 March 2026
•Odors’ impact on thermal sensation shows gender and odor preference differences.•Women exhibit higher odor sensitivity, but their TSV is less influenced by odors.•Peppermint-likers shows lower odor...
Transfer Learning for Improving Building Energy Performance and Occupant Thermal Comfort Prediction across Climates and Building Types to Address the Data Scarcity Challenge
Available online 1 March 2026
•Stacked FNN–XGB–GBM predicts energy use, heating and thermal comfort across climate•Transfer learning methods are evaluated in a unified framework under data scarcity•A two-stage ensemble residual...
Research on the contribution rate of photovoltaic power in indoor ice arenas across different climatic zones: A case study in China
February 2026
•Seasonal PV strategies are key for energy-efficient ice rinks.•Kunming’s mild climate allows a 60% renewable energy rate in ice rinks.•Optimal PV tilt angles boost contribution rates by 4–25%, improving...
Approach on enhancing the air conditioning system to improve the winter thermal environment in Eastern China Region's airport terminals
February 2026
•Investigating thermal environment in terminal's commercial zone.•Creating an CFD model with experimental validation.•Improvements in air conditioning system enhance localized thermal comfort.•All-air...
Assessment of pollution removal mechanisms in steep-asymmetric city-type environments using wind deflectors
February 2026
•Compared pollution removal mechanisms, Sh v/s C and PCHmean/PCHtot v/s C.•Changing traffic flow direction in asymmetric canyons considered for CO intake.•Adjustable wind deflectors used to mitigate...
Towards energy-efficient data centers: A comprehensive review of passive and active cooling strategies
February 2026
•Passive and active strategies for cooling data centers were summarized;•Different cooling design strategies in best practice examples was explored;•Four directions for future work on cooling energy...
Direct and inverse simulations of hydrodynamic and thermal characteristics in a room with random boundary conditions by feedforward neural network modelling
February 2026
•FNN model simulated temperature/velocity profiles in a room directly and inversely.•The novel FNN model restored boundary conditions, surpassing traditional CFD models.•FNN accurately simulated air...
Conceptualizing sustainable occupant behaviour in offices from an interdisciplinary point of view: A systematic review
February 2026
•Occupant behaviour (OB) from an interdisciplinary point of view.•134 peer-reviewed papers are collected and summarized for OB research.•Besides occupancy, three types of adaptive behaviours determine...
Numerical investigation of urban heat island effect in various urban forms
February 2026
•Developed 3D porous media models for simulating various urban layouts.•Compare and analyse the urban heat island effect of three urban layouts.•Identified optimal urban layout for future city development...
Investigation of double-PCM based PV composite wall for power-generation and building insulation: Thermal characteristics and energy consumption prediction
February 2026
•An innovative BIPV system with double-layer PCM was proposed and established.•Dimensionless numbers were introduced, elucidating the relationship of double PCMs.•The influence of key parameters on...
Optimizing kitchen ventilation with an integrated stove air supply-exhaust system for reducing PM2.5 intake fraction and enhancing energy efficiency
February 2026
•A novel ventilation system with integrated stove air supply-exhaust was proposed.•Energy consumption of the system was investigated with on-site testing.•Performance gaining rate was proposed by introducing...
Thermoeconomic assessment of the air-cooled tropical data center through energy-saving strategies
February 2026
•Energy-saving operation of air-cooled tropical data center is issued and assessed.•Operation modes (OMs) of compression vary with supply air temperature (SAT).•Energy cost of compressors is the most...
Spray field characteristics and the effect of spray-local exhaust ventilation on the control of high-temperature buoyant jets
February 2026
•Spray-local exhaust ventilation (SLEV) can control high-temperature buoyant jets.•The spray field characteristics under high-temperature buoyant jets are analyzed.•Recommended optimization order of...
Intrinsically interpretable machine learning-based building energy load prediction method with high accuracy and strong interpretability
February 2026
•An interpretable data-driven building energy load prediction method is proposed.•A clustering decision trees model is developed to identify operation conditions.•An adaptive multiple linear regression...
Study on the deposition characteristics of fine particles at local components in air conditioning ventilation ducts
February 2026
•A new model to investigate the deposition characteristics was built.•The local deposition rates and depositional hotspots were pioneered.•The dimensionless correlation η was established....
Sorption kinetics of vermiculite-K2CO3 in thermochemical energy storage: Model evaluation and mechanism exploration
February 2026
•Exploring sorption kinetics by experimental analysis and numerical modeling•Involving the processes of chemical adsorption and solution absorption•Analyzing the sorption mechanism and identifying potential...
Research on solar-air source heat pump coupled heating system based on heat network in severe cold regions of China
February 2026
•Coupled heating system combining renewable energy with traditional energy.•District heating multi-energy coupling (NH-SASHP) systems are used in cold regions.•The NH-SASHP is compared with the air...
Investigation on dynamic heat transfer characteristics and fin geometric parameters in latent heat storage system with vertical tubes and longitudinal fins
February 2026
•The influence of fins with constant volume on PCM heat transfer process is studied.•A validated 3-D numerical model with PCM natural convection is developed.•The influence of fin height and number...
Effect of initial temperature and relative humidity on VHP penetration during HEPA in-situ fumigation disinfection
February 2026
•Impact of initial internal environment on VHP penetration in HEPA is analyzed.•VHP penetration on HEPA and upstream velocity are vertically uneven in fumigation.•Initial temperature of 32 °C, 36 °C,...
Community-led data collection approach leading to energy labeling and retrofit decision framework with case application
Available online 26 February 2026
•Community data fused with physics, portable decision surfaces for retrofits•Validated with heat flux meters and energy audits for roof and wall insulation•Novel decision framework to rank retrofit...
Research on dynamic operation of active botanical biofilters for indoor air purification: Multi-objective analysis and optimization
Available online 13 February 2026
•Evaluated active botanical biofilter via efficiency, energy, economic, environmental.•Quantified the dynamic impact of operational variables on key performance indicators.•Implemented a digital-twin,...
Effects of anthropogenic heat on the urban wind-thermal environment in typical residential neighborhoods in Nanjing, China
Available online 10 February 2026
●Neighborhood morphology affects anthropogenic heat dispersion.●Seasonal analysis compares summer and winter anthropogenic heat impacts.●Air-conditioning outflow enhances pedestrian wind speed by 87.6%...
Targeting integrated daylighting comfort in deep office by multi-objective optimization using partial vertical deployment of adaptive corrugated shadings
Available online 10 February 2026
•Vertical deployment of slats can balance daylight, glare, and visibility.•Optimal shadings achieve above 90% within UDI500∼1000 lx in different climates.•The shadings are optimized for office depths...
Experimental investigation on human thermal responses to static and dynamic ramp temperatures in simulated hot-humid underground environments
Available online 9 February 2026
•Thermal responses under static and dynamic temperatures were studied.•Subject experienced short-term heat acclimatization under static conditions.•Rising air temperature caused hysteresis effects in...
The impact of spatial form on carbon emissions from building energy use and photovoltaic carbon reductions in residential neighborhoods
Available online 6 February 2026
•Developed a multidimensional building carbon emission assessment framework•Uncovered the impact of morphological parameters on building carbon emission•Spatial form leads to a change in comprehensive...