Yonsei University · Engineering
Professor Taeyeon Kim's research lab specializes in indoor environmental quality, with a focus on human-biometabolic interactions, thermal comfort, and airborne particle pollution in residential buildings. The lab investigates dynamic human factors—such as clothing insulation and metabolic rate—using advanced sensing and modeling techniques, including infrared thermography and thermoregulation models. Research also emphasizes real-world applications of HVAC control strategies to improve energy efficiency and occupant health, particularly in response to changing indoor air quality and climate conditions. The lab integrates field measurements, environmental chamber experiments, and human surveys to develop data-driven, occupant-centric solutions for sustainable indoor environments.
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The purpose of this study was to measure the concentration of cooking-generated particles and to assess the health risk of the occupants. Numerous particulates are released from the kitchen when people are cooking, and diffused to other spaces in house, which would adverse the health of occupants. Sufficient ventilation is needed to decrease the PM2.5 concentration. To analyze the PM2.5 concentration, field measurements were performed on a cooking condition. A case study was performed based on t
For evaluating the thermal comfort of occupants, human factors such as clothing thermal insulation (clo level) and metabolic rate (Met) are one of the important parameters as well as environmental factors such as air temperature (Ta) and humidity. In general, a fixed clo level is commonly used for controlling heating, ventilation, and air conditioning using the thermal comfort index. However, a fixed clo level can lead to errors for estimating the thermal comfort of occupants, because clo levels
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