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Design Tools to Assess Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Hot, Dry and Semi-arid City of Petrolina in Brazil (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Outdoor thermal comfort in hot semi-arid tropical climates of the southern hemisphere is under-researched. Predictive outdoor thermal comfort indices such as OUT_SET and ET* have been developed. Universal indices such as UTCI predict thermal comfort... Read More about Design Tools to Assess Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Hot, Dry and Semi-arid City of Petrolina in Brazil.

Development of a Bioclimatic Building Envelope for Indoor Thermal Comfort in Hot and Semi-Arid City of Petrolina in Brazil (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This chapter investigates the effect of building fabric elements on the indoor thermal comfort of a hot, dry semi-arid city, measured using the Toe–Kubota equation, focusing on Petrolina in Northeast Brazil, Southern Hemisphere. Indoor thermal comfor... Read More about Development of a Bioclimatic Building Envelope for Indoor Thermal Comfort in Hot and Semi-Arid City of Petrolina in Brazil.

Level of Physiological Thermal Adaptation as a Predictor of Climate-Specific Thermal Comfort Acceptability Range, with a Focus on Hot and Dry Bioclimate (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A few researchers have pointed out the need to look at thermal adaptation as a predictor of thermal comfort, in addition to physiology, behaviour, and cultural comfort psychology. Thermal history and memory of thermal experiences lead to expectation... Read More about Level of Physiological Thermal Adaptation as a Predictor of Climate-Specific Thermal Comfort Acceptability Range, with a Focus on Hot and Dry Bioclimate.