USING A CALIBRATED MULTI-ZONE BUILDING MODEL TO ANALYSE THE IMPACT OF OCCUPANT BEHAVIOUR ON BUILDING PERFORMANCE

Using a calibrated multi-zone building model to analyse the impact of occupant behaviour on building performance

Building performance simulation has been commonly used for performance-based building design.However, the simulation accuracy is closely related to the model and input parameters regarding the building physics and occupant behaviour.To check and improve the accuracy of the simulation, the model usually needs to be calibrated using measured data.Unc

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How to deliver aerosolized medications through high flow nasal cannula safely and effectively in the era of COVID-19 and beyond: A narrative review

Background The treatments of COVID-19 involve some degree of uncertainty.Current evidence also shows mixed findings with regards to bioaerosol dispersion and airborne transmission of COVID-19 during high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) therapy.While coping with this global pandemic created hot debates on the use of HFNC, it is important to bring detached

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Power and politics in stakeholder engagement: farm dweller (in)visibility and conversions to game farming in South Africa

Here, we discuss tensions inherent in multistakeholder approaches addressing conflicts over natural resources as well as the involvement of stakeholders in research.Our discussion is built on knowledge generated by extensive research on the impacts of private farm conversions to game farms in South Africa, where significant increases in farm conver

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