The increasing trend of employing glazed façades to utilize daylight in the buildings has made it necessary to develop measures to avoid excessive sunlight penetration in such daylit spaces. In Thailand, only a few studies have focused on daylight glare, and therefore, applicable criteria are required to fulfill the local preference. This study aimed to determine daylight glare thresholds on the basis of the occupants’ responses. A post-occupancy evaluation with a simplified daylight glare probability (DGPs) model was performed in eight open-plan office spaces located in Bangkok, Thailand. The occupants participated in a survey including a subjective questionnaire; the results showed that the DGPs model performed effectively for glare prediction, with a preference for a lower level than that found in the current references. Statistical analysis helped mark the threshold values for each glare sensation level: imperceptible–perceptible = 0.22; perceptible–disturbing = 0.24; and disturbing–intolerable = 0.26. The findings of this study can be considered as initial evidence for improving the understanding of local occupants’ perspectives and illumination standards, which currently encourage daylight utilization without any specific glare control strategies.

The COVID-19 pandemic forced higher education institutions to switch to online learning for most of 2020 and 2021 for the safety of their students and staff, which significantly impacted campus resource consumption. This study aims to analyze the changes in electricity consumption in higher education buildings based on comparisons of three academic years to understand more about the energy implications of the post-COVID-19 era. The electricity data were collected from 181 samples of the electricity meter records at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. When compared to the typical academic year in 2018, the results indicate that electricity consumption in 2019 and 2020 decreased by 20.92% and 35.50%, respectively. The academic and the library-type buildings marked the biggest change in electricity reduction. The smallest change was found in the research type as its essential work remained on campus. Only electricity consumption in the residence type increased due to the long periods of online learning policies. Finally, the findings suggest that teaching and learning activities have a strong influence on electricity consumption in higher education buildings. The facilities and learning methods related to these activities should be carefully discussed as elements of an effective strategy to manage electricity demands at the university level.

Asian office buildings receive plenty of heat and daylight because of their glazing facades. They also allow the occupants to view outside. These effects depend on the seat position in different distance from the window. A study of building performance regarding those difference effects is required to clarify the occupants’ comfort under contextual conditions. Therefore, this study aims to compare the impact of glazing facades on occupants’ comfort between the occupants in the perimeter zone and interior zone by analyzing the building performance in terms of thermal comfort and visual comfort. Measuring devices were installed to investigate temperature, humidity, and daylight in three office buildings in Thailand and three in Singapore. Simultaneously, occupants’ satisfaction were investigated using questionnaires during working hours. In total, 1,356 samples were surveyed. The questions were fixed for both thermal environment and visual environment in terms of sensation and satisfaction. Furthermore, the opening view and internal blind occlusion rate were noted by visual inspection. The results showed that the thermal environment and visual environment in the perimeter zone were affected by the outdoor environment more than the interior zone. However, most of the occupants were satisfied because they be able to adapt to a wide range of indoor environment conditions. The occupants in the perimeter zone were more satisfied in terms of temperature and view. On the contrary, occupants in the interior zone were more satisfied by the lighting environment. The dissatisfaction survey revealed that the thermal environment has the most influence on occupants’ comfort. However, daylight accessing was revealed to has the highest impact on occupants’ comfort in terms of building-facade effect. The results show that occupants’ comfort levels differed depending on the seat position in the current situation for Asian office buildings. The optimisation of building-facade performance considering its influence on occupants’ comfort is necessary.

As rapidly urbanizing facing complex economic, social, and environmental challenges, the views of sustainability held by local government, as a key stakeholder in urban planning and development, must be carefully considered to advance sustainable development in the urban context. Recognizing their critical role in policy implementation, this study employs a qualitative approach, using a focus group with representatives from four subdistrict municipalities within Khon Kaen. Participants discussed their visions, barriers, drivers, key stakeholders, and future directions for urban development across economic, social, and environmental dimensions. Findings underscore the necessity of a holistic integrated strategy for sustainable urban development. They recommend and emphasize a cross-sectoral collaboration, an investment in sustainable infrastructure, and a design of data-driven policies that foster green economic opportunities and equitable access to resources, that envisions crucial insights for policy design in urban contexts.

Infection prevention and control is a crucial element in providing a safe environment for dental clinics and reducing airborne infections risks during dental procedures. In response to the prevailing COVID-19 situations, the clinical space in the dental school was operated with ventilation strategies, increasing air exchanges and incorporating supply and return air arrangement based on seating positions. This study evaluated airflow patterns to examine personal exposure to airborne infection risk under these strategies. The three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics technique using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis was performed in 50 multi-units of the dental school of the university in Bangkok, Thailand. The results revealed substantial improvements in indoor ventilation. Improvement of airflow patterns and directions surpassed conventional design of the pre-existing building’s system and helped reduce airborne contaminant concentrations. The further discussion of occupant-based design in dental schools is needed to optimize ventilation systems and engineering controls concerning indoor airborne infections.

Climate change is the long-term shift in the Earth’s average temperatures as recent global warming appears to be faster than expected due to the increasing concentration of greenhouse gases emissions. Thus, the city’s heat adaptation strategies must be developed to help people adapt to global temperature rising. This study aimed to assess the urban heat exposure from city’s physical conditions such as, temperature, humidity, green areas and heat-health impacts, collecting from the field measurement and the geographical information system (GIS) technique. Bang Lamung district, Chonburi province was selected as a major hot spot in Thailand. Urban heat exposure mapping was presented by data normalization techniques to show vulnerable areas in terms of colour coding schemes. The results revealed a strong connection between climate variables and land use change, where green infrastructures such as vegetations and undeveloped lands required carefully concerns for natural cooling effects in urban designs and plannings. Developing in heat adaptation strategies can help identify how different cities and their residents adapt to increasing extreme heat, where this capability is crucial for city planning agencies to create robust climate-informed policy making in the future.