Resilient cooling of buildings to protect against heat waves and power outages: Key concepts and definition
The concept of climate resilience has gained extensive international attention during the last
few years and is now seen as the future target for building cooling design. However, before …
few years and is now seen as the future target for building cooling design. However, before …
Passive design optimization of low energy buildings in different climates
Worldwide, the residential buildings are consuming a considerable amount of energy. The
high potential of buildings towards energy efficiency has drawn special attention to the …
high potential of buildings towards energy efficiency has drawn special attention to the …
Quantifying improvement of building and zone level thermal resilience by cooling retrofits against summertime heat events
Quantifying building resilience to extreme weather conditions helps identify the capability of
a building system to tolerate disturbances and recover from extreme events. The robustness …
a building system to tolerate disturbances and recover from extreme events. The robustness …
Regression forecasting of 'neutral'adaptive thermal comfort: A field study investigation in the south-eastern Mediterranean climate of Cyprus
Numerous field studies have found that occupants' thermal comfort varies with local climate
conditions. However, there is no generally recommended acceptable comfort range for …
conditions. However, there is no generally recommended acceptable comfort range for …
Building resilience to a warming world: A contribution toward a definition of “Integrated Climate Resilience” specific for buildings-Literature review and proposals
With the forecast of a warmer world, with longer, more frequent and more intense heat
waves, it becomes essential to have buildings that are resilient to a rapidly warming climate …
waves, it becomes essential to have buildings that are resilient to a rapidly warming climate …
Thermal discomfort and adaptation strategies in Brazilian social housing
GMF Simões, LC Labaki, SM Leder - Building and Environment, 2025 - Elsevier
Living with the harmful effects of climate change is a challenge, especially in relation to the
marked thermal discomfort resulting from heat waves that mainly impact economically …
marked thermal discomfort resulting from heat waves that mainly impact economically …
[HTML][HTML] The optimal tuning, within carbon limits, of thermal mass in naturally ventilated buildings
S Craig - Building and Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
The topic of study is how to choose primary materials for minimal environmental impact
while integrating as many functions into them as possible. Values for mathematical ratios are …
while integrating as many functions into them as possible. Values for mathematical ratios are …
Study of the thermal comfort and the energy required to achieve it for housing modules in the environment of a high Andean rural area in Peru
JR Molina, G Lefebvre, MM Gómez - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
This study mainly evaluates and analyzes the thermal comfort of the young inhabitants of
Imata, a high Andean rural village located at 4500 m of altitude in southern Peru. Acceptable …
Imata, a high Andean rural village located at 4500 m of altitude in southern Peru. Acceptable …
Indoor thermal comfort of pregnant women in hospital: A case study evidence
Despite studies on thermal comfort being consolidated in the scientific literature, people's
well-being in some specific conditions and places, such as hospitals, requires to be further …
well-being in some specific conditions and places, such as hospitals, requires to be further …
Comparison of the linear regression, multinomial logit, and ordered probability models for predicting the distribution of thermal sensation
This study compares the linear regression model, ordered probability model, and
multinomial logit model for prediction of the individual thermal sensation votes (TSVs) and …
multinomial logit model for prediction of the individual thermal sensation votes (TSVs) and …