The thermal comfort assessment of vernacular dwellings, as well as their inherently linked
thermal dynamic modelling process, present specific challenges which remain unaddressed …

Since 1990, Uzundere district has attracted the attention of national and international
organizations due to its rich ecological values, where different projects have been launched …

Achieving thermal comfort in buildings is one of the major concerns of studies in energy in
buildings. One of the ways to achieve thermal comfort is to study and optimize vernacular …

Being vulnerable to climate change, building energy designs based on the present-time
weather conditions might lose their efficiency over time and diverge from their initial …

Public service facilities are important carriers of sustainable rural development. However,
the “holistic” planning principle for cities has resulted in the inefficient use of public service …

This study addresses the goals, reasons, and necessities of analyzing the effects of climate
responsive strategies and adaptive behavior on thermal comfort in the indoor environments …

Economic development limits the living quality of rural residents. In particular, the residential
buildings in northern China generally have poor thermal comfort in winter, which affects the …

Paper is a widely used light-transmissive material in Chinese traditional buildings. To
establish and simulation methods for window paper and study the temporal and spatial …

In this paper, we devise a system for architectural simulations that considers the volumetric
and three-dimensional properties or the energy sources involved in the energy exchanges …

Applying rock-filled gabion to buildings in cold regions with mountainous climates has
multiple potentials, such as utilizing rock resources, improving building sustainability and …