Conference Presentation: Effects of CO2 and bio-effluents on driving performance
In January 2022, Chao Wang presented her recent research on the effect of indoor environment on driving performance in the…
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What is Our Mission?
Our mission is to promote the wellbeing of both buildings and their occupants through a multidisciplinary approach. Our definition for wellbeing is Sustainability, Resilience, and Circularity for buildings, and Comfort, Health, and Happiness for occupants.Why Building Occupants Signal Synthesis?
We strongly believe that the advancement of sensing and artificial intelligence dramatically promotes our understanding of how buildings perform in this changing climate, from various perspectives of the wellbeing of buildings. All the data obtained from buildings, no matter of energy flow or environmental quality, are sort of signals in the generic context. Apparently, occupants’ demands for wellbeing are requested through their signals such as behaviors like actions or speech, bio-signals like heartbeats, and even body odors. When the signals from both buildings and occupants are synthesized, we can ultimately obtain a clearer picture of the network of these two complex systems and their interaction to enhance the wellbeing of both.Why WPI?
We believe that a multidisciplinary approach is the only way to fulfill our mission. Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has developed several cross-cutting research areas including, Robotics, Internet of Things, Advanced Materials, Advanced Manufacturing, and Health. All of these areas can be strong pillars to support us to succeed.News & Activities
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November 8, 2021
Xingtong Received Carl Koontz Awards From WPI
Xingtong has been awarded $600 through the Carl Koontz Awards for her incoming presentation at the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate. The Carl Koontz…
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September 28, 2021
LEED apartments are only slightly more satisfying than non-LEED ones
Buildings play an important role in human life. Because of COVID-19, working from home has been becoming a popular alternative,…
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September 7, 2021 / Publication
Indoor Environmental Quality Affects Occupants’ Cognitive Functions
Paper published in Building and Environment The Coronavirus pandemic reshapes occupants’ life since the lockdown of the city for decreasing the…
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February 12, 2021 / People
Shichao Named to Receive Nevins Award from ASHRAE
Shichao Liu, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been awarded the Ralph G. Nevins Physiology & Human Environment Award by…
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January 1, 2021 / People
Welcome Mohamed Amine Belyamani to BOSS
Mohamed Amine Belyamani has joined in the BOSS lab for his PhD in Civil Engineering. He received her Master’s degree from Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers, Morocoo.
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January 1, 2021 / People
Welcome Xingtong Guo to BOSS
Xingtong Guo has joined in the BOSS lab for her PhD in Civil Engineering. She received her Master’s degree from Tongji University, China.
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May 13, 2020 / Project
BOSS LAB received an NSF RAPID grant to measure stress in college students and impact of “new” environment on learning during pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a sudden and unprecedented shift of undergraduate education to online learning. Instructors and students, many…
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