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. 2018 Sep 28;15(10):2140. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15102140
- Not detected influential level
AC Air-conditioning
breath air Sum of exergies contained by the inhaled humid air
BRI Building-related illness
C Heat capacity of material
C/W conv in/out Warm/cool convective exergy absorbed by/discharged from the whole skin and clothing surfaces into the surrounding air
C/W rad in/out Warm/cool radiant exergy absorbed by/discharged from the whole skin and clothing surfaces; exhal sweat, exhalation and evaporation of sweat
C/W Cool/warm exergy
CH2O Formaldehyde
Clo Clothing insulation
CO2 Carbon dioxide
C CO2 Concentration of CO2
C heat Energy use for heating
C cool Energy use for cooling
CS Circadian stimulus
db Dry bulb
DF Daylight factor
DGP Daylight glare probability
E h Horizontal illumination
E v Vertical illumination
g Total solar energy transmittance
H High influential level
hbExC Human body exergy consumption valid for thermoregulation
HVAC Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems
IEQ Indoor environmental quality
Il in1 Internal work plane illumination 1
Il in2 Internal work plane illumination 2
Il out External illumination
I rgo Direct solar radiation
I rdo Reflected solar radiation
L Low influential level
LowEx Low exergy
L˙ Rate of thermal load on the body surface area
LA eg Equivalent continuous sound level
L w Weighted impact sound pressure level of indoor building elements
M Medium influential level
met th Metabolic thermal exergy, stored, stored exergy in the core and in the shell
Met Metabolic rate
MS Melatonin suppression
P e Precipitation detection
REE Resting energy expenditure
RH ai Relative humidity of indoor air
RH ao Relative humidity of outdoor air
R w Weighted sound reduction index of indoor elements
R w,f Weighted sound reduction index of facade
SHGC Solar heat gain coefficient
T ai Temperature of indoor air
T ao Temperature of outdoor air
TBSA Percentage of the total body surface area that is affected by a burn
T CP Colour temperature
T cl Clothing temperature
T cr Body core temperature
T medium Temperature of medium
T mr Mean radiant temperature
T o Operative temperature
T rev Reverberation time
T set up Set temperature
T sk Skin temperature
T surf Surface temperature
SBS Sick building syndrome
UCCPS User-centred cyber-physical system
U nt Thermal transmittance of non-transparent parts of building envelope
U o Uniformity ratio
U tr Thermal transmittance of transparent parts of building envelope
v ai Indoor air velocity
VH Very high influential level
VL Very influential level
VOCs Volatile organic compounds
W p Wind speed
W d Wind direction
X diff Material moisture content due to diffusivity
η Phase shift
ν Thermal damping factor
τ ao Light transmittance