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Integrating courtyard microclimate in building performance to mitigate extreme urban heat impacts
(Elsevier, 2022)
Extreme heat events are expected to occur more often as a consequence of climate change. This paper quantifies the impact of urban climate on building performance and evaluates the benefits of specific microclimates, ...
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Thermal comfort modelling and empirical validation of predicted air temperaturein hot-summer Mediterranean courtyards
(Taylor & Francis, 2022)
Courtyards are a passive strategy to improve the energy performance of buildings. However, theaccurate simulation of courtyards’ thermodynamic performance in the early design stage is still chal-lenging, even though there ...
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Sample key features affecting mechanical, acoustic and thermal properties of a natural-stabilised earthen material
(Elsevier, 2021)
The use of natural materials has become more important as a result of the growing need to conserve energy, exploit renewable materials, and incorporate architecture and construction into sustainable methods of production. ...
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Simulation workflow for considering the outdoor microclimate in building energy modeling
(Cal-Tek, 2023)
In order to accurately analyze building energy performance, it is important to take into account the outdoor microclimate. However, this can be challenging when different microclimates affect the same building using existing ...
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Cross-evaluation of thermal comfort in semi-outdoor spaces according to geometry in Southern Spain
(Elsevier, 2023-05)
Climatic events in Mediterranean cities, such as heat waves, directly affect their inhabitants. As a result, outdoor thermal comfort in urban spaces is gaining increasing research attention because it is associated with ...
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Impact of multiple urban microclimates in building performance. A simulation approach to support climate-resilient building design
(International Building Performance Simulation Association, 2021)
For decades, main research attention has been paid to the energy efficiency of buildings. Computer technology and building energy simulation tools have supported the methods to compare the cost-effectiveness of energy ...
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Contrasting the Passive Cooling Effect Produced by Courtyards Located in the Tropical and Mediterranean Climates
(Universidad de La Coruña, 2020)
Courtyards are traditional architectural elements applied in many regions of the planet. In this research, the passive cooling potential provided by two courtyards with similar shapes, located in different climates types ...
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Impact of heightwidth proportions on the thermal comfort of courtyard typology for Spanish climate zones
(UCO Press, 2019)
Currently, international organizations such as UN admonish countries to adopt measures facing climate change effects. In the Paris Agreement (Nations, 2015) on climate change, global warming was limited up to 2°C. From ...
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Comparative evaluation of passive conditioning strategies for the improvement of courtyard thermal performance
(2022)
The alarming increase in global average temperatures and the adaptive capacity of humans in relation to air quality and temperature are becoming increasingly relevant. Scientific resources have focused on the thermal ...