Frontiers in Built Environment | Indoor Environment

Original Research

Published on 16 Oct 2025

Operation optimization of water-cooled central chilling system in a commercial office building based on the gray wolf optimization algorithm

in Indoor Environment

Jiankun Yang
Dongliang Zhang
Aiqin Xu
Lingjun Guan
Wen Zhou
Yang Cai

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2025.1611503

573 views

Original Research

Accepted on 13 Oct 2025

Investigating Lighting Calibration Opportunities in Virtual Reality for Real-world Illumination Fidelity: An Empirical Study of Variable Lighting Arrangements

in Indoor Environment

Rohit Kumar
Debayan Dhar
Palash Ghosh
Keyur Sorathia

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2025.1707371

241 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Oct 2025

A study on the survey and evaluation of indoor lighting environment and improvement of traditional raw earth dwellings in western Hunan Province

in Indoor Environment

Lei Shi
Zhicheng Zhang
Fupeng Zhang
Simian Liu
Yang Cao

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2025.1667859

790 views

Review

Accepted on 29 Sep 2025

Indoor environmental quality to ensure the health and well-being of vulnerable people in residential buildings: A systematic review

in Indoor Environment

Mar Hernandez-Martin
Fernando Del Ama Gonzalo
Roberto Alonso González-Lezcano

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2025.1652527

259 views

Editorial

Published on 23 Sep 2025

Editorial: Recent progress and advanced technologies in geothermal energy utilization for building heating and cooling

in Indoor Environment

Wanlong Cai
Chaofan Chen
Jiewen Deng
Chao Zeng
Wenke Zhang

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2025.1691631

959 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Sep 2025

Enhancing indoor air quality resilience in social housing: Investigating temperature and humidity effects on HCHO emissions in Dubai

in Indoor Environment

Chuloh Jung
Gamal El Samanoudy
Naglaa Sami Abdelaziz Mahmoud

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2025.1625764

958 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Aug 2025

Sustainable indoor air purification using treated puffed rice waste: a functional and structural material evaluation

in Indoor Environment

Abeer Dar Saleh
Maatouk Khoukhi
Ameera Mohammad
Ali Al Marzouqi
Abdelbasset Bessadok-Jemai

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2025.1626770

1,104 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Jul 2025

Evaluation of the impact of air pollutants on university indoor air quality: a case study

in Indoor Environment

Sherif Mohamed Sabry Elattar
Ibrahim Dosoki Abdullah
Amr Abbas Saleh Gebriel

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2025.1552679

2,007 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Jul 2025

Mathematical modeling describing the performance of open loop multivariable vapor compression chiller model: implications for sustainable HVAC in social housing development

in Indoor Environment

Basim Touqan
Muna Salameh

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2025.1624022

863 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Jul 2025

Design and improvement guidelines to promote wellbeing for patients and their family in government tertiary care hospitals

in Indoor Environment

Jutamat Chotirat
Supuck Prugsiganont van der Hoeven
Tanut Waroonkun

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2025.1615971

1,208 views

Original Research

Published on 15 Jul 2025

Optimizing power sources for smart building sensors: a comparative study of LiSOCL2 batteries under controlled discharge profiles

in Indoor Environment

Chandana Ravikumar
Jan Vcelak
Martin Faltus
Jakub Vanek
Vytautas Markevičius

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2025.1607382

791 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Jul 2025

Exploring hybrid ventilation in cold climates: energy efficiency, thermal comfort, and future climate adaptation in a nZEB case study in Norway

in Indoor Environment

Mehrdad Rabani
Simen Sønderland
Mehran Rabani

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2025.1606399

1,251 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Jun 2025

VOC emissions from commercial wood panels using PTR-MS for indoor air quality evaluation

in Indoor Environment

Shahla Ghaffari Jabbari
Jose Fermoso Domínguez
Sandra Rodríguez Sufuentes
Svein Olav Nyberg
Tore Sandnes Vehus
Henrik Kofoed Nielsen

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2025.1591669

1,759 views

Review

Published on 09 Jun 2025

Recent progress and emerging technologies in geothermal energy utilization for sustainable building heating and cooling: a focus on smart system integration and enhanced efficiency solutions

in Indoor Environment

Val Hyginus Udoka Eze
Esther Chidinma Eze
George Uwadiegwu Alaneme
Pius Erheyovwe Bubu

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2025.1594355

4,463 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 02 Jun 2025

Exploring the impact of light wavelength on indoor mould growth

in Indoor Environment

Gizem Izmir Tunahan
Ella Hetherington
Edward Barrett
Hector Altamirano

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2025.1602552

2,142 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 30 May 2025

Heat extraction performance and formation cooling effect of borehole heat exchangers in high-temperature coal mines

in Indoor Environment

Jinkui Zhang
Delong Meng
Xiang Sun
Wenliang Sun
Qiang Li
Lihan Chen
Chaofan Chen
Boyan Meng
Wanlong Cai
Yanlong Kong

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2025.1575878

941 views