Browsing Architecture & Urban Planning by Author "Ooka, Ryozo"

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    • A comparative analysis of thermal acceptability in offices in India and Japan 

      Ooka, Ryozo; Indragant, Madhavi; Rijal, Hom B. ( NCEUB 2016 , 2016 , Conference Paper)
      India's building energy consumption is increasing rapidly. Fukushima disaster reshaped Japan's energy perspective. Adaptive comfort standards need to be developed for these countries. We conducted a fourteen-month thermal ...

    • Study on adaptive thermal comfort in Japanese offices under various operation modes 

      Takasu, Marina; Ooka, Ryozo; Rijal, Hom B.; Indraganti, Madhavi; Singh, Manoj Kumar ( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)
      This research focuses on determining thermal comfort and analysing adaptive opportunities in Japanese office buildings under various operation modes including free running (FR) mode. There are very limited studies on office ...

    • Study on thermal adaptation in naturally ventilated office buildings in Japan 

      Takasu, Marina; Ooka, Ryozo; Rijal, Hom B.; Indraganti, Madhavi; Singh, Manoj Kumar ( NCEUB 2016 , 2016 , Conference Paper)
      This paper discusses the relationship between thermal environment and adaptive thermal comfort in Japanese office buildings of Japan where occupants are able to open the windows. With the use of adaptive thermal control ...