Adaptive Thermal Comfort of Indoor Environment for Residential Buildings

David Bienvenido-Huertas is researcher in the Department of Building Construction II at the Universidad de Sevilla. He is Visiting Professor at the University of Seville and the University of La Coruña. His area of expertise covers climate change in the building sector, adaptive thermal comfort, heat transfer, fuel poverty, energy conservation measures, and design of nearly zero energy buildings. He is an author of more than 50 research papers and he is a recognized reviewer of various international indexed journals.Carlos Rubio-Bellido is a Professor in the Department of Building Construction II at the University of Seville. His research is focused on energy efficiency in the building sector as well as building performance simulation. He is a Visiting Professor at Bío-Bío University (Chile). He is a member of the International Scientific Committee of various international conferences. He is the author of more than 50 research papers. He is a recognized reviewer of various international indexed journals and international research projects.

• 1. Building Energy Efficiency and Sustainability.- 2. Adaptive Thermal Comfort Models for Buildings.- 3. Application of Adaptive Thermal Comfort Models for Energy Saving in Buildings.- 4. Energy Savings Obtained with an Adaptive Approach.- 5. Decision Making to Apply Adaptive Approaches.