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

Heritage model calibration and validation are crucial for decreasing uncertainty and
enhancing the robustness of simulation results and conservation interventions. Yet …

In this study, the environmental responsiveness of built heritage is closely connected with
the aspects of building typology and urban canyon geometry. The focus of this study is on …

The Amur River Basin is located in China's high-latitude and cold border areas. While
inheriting the characteristics of Chinese traditional building, combined with its unique …

Indigenous communities and their way of life are facing significant challenges due to
globalisation, industrialisation and urbanisation, which have forced them to gradually adopt …

Vernacular architecture, optimized over centuries to create comfortable thermal
environments using sustainable design strategies and local materials, can offer valuable …

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 …

Energy conservation and carbon reduction in buildings have become important concerns
and, at the same time, the value of low-tech approaches employed in indigenous …

Decades of strong economic growth and urbanization have changed many historic villages.
With recent rural construction projects, lower grade historic buildings in China villages are …

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