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A. Mahdavi:
"The human factor in sustainable architecture";
in: "Low Energy Low Carbon Architecture: Recent Advances & Future Directions (Sustainable Energy Developments)", issued by: Khaled A. Al-Sallal; Taylor & Francis, London, UK, 2016, (invited), ISBN: 978-1-138-02748-0, 137 - 158.

5. The human factor in sustainable architecture Ardeshir Mahdavi
5.1 Introduction and overview
5.2 Human ecology
5.3 Boundary conditions
5.3.1. Motivation
5.3.2. Population and life style
5.3.3. Buildings, industry, mobility
5.3.4. Human behavior and the built environment
5.3.5. Concluding reflections
5.4 Building performance and human requirements
5.4.1. Introductory remarks
5.4.2. The thermal environment
5.4.2.1. Heat balance and human body
5.4.3. Thermal comfort models and standards
5.4.4. A concluding note on the information-related aspect of environmental relationships
5.5 Building performance and human impact
5.5.1. The relevance of people's behavior
5.5.2. Kinds of effects
5.5.3. Empirical observations and models
5.5.4. A note on the rebound effect
5.5.5. Conclusion
5.6 Concluding remarks

5. The human factor in sustainable architecture Ardeshir Mahdavi
5.1 Introduction and overview
5.2 Human ecology
5.3 Boundary conditions
5.3.1. Motivation
5.3.2. Population and life style
5.3.3. Buildings, industry, mobility
5.3.4. Human behavior and the built environment
5.3.5. Concluding reflections
5.4 Building performance and human requirements
5.4.1. Introductory remarks
5.4.2. The thermal environment
5.4.2.1. Heat balance and human body
5.4.3. Thermal comfort models and standards
5.4.4. A concluding note on the information-related aspect of environmental relationships
5.5 Building performance and human impact
5.5.1. The relevance of people's behavior
5.5.2. Kinds of effects
5.5.3. Empirical observations and models
5.5.4. A note on the rebound effect
5.5.5. Conclusion
5.6 Concluding remarks

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