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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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Adaptive comfort criteria in transitional spaces: a proposal for outdoor comfort
(MDPI, 2020)
Urban Heat Island (UHI) as a combined consequence of global warming and the cities diameter increase, continues to be technological challenges today. Different passive strategies related to the ...
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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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Applied machine learning algorithms for courtyards thermal patterns accurate prediction
(MDPI, 2021)
Currently, there is a lack of accurate simulation tools for the thermal performance modeling of courtyards due to their intricate thermodynamics. Machine Learning (ML) models have previously been used to predict and evaluate ...
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Parametric Study of Thermodynamics in the Mediterranean Courtyard as a Tool for the Design of Eco-Efficient Buildings
(Energies Editorial Office, 2012)
Traditionally, people in the Mediterranean region knew that the temperatures in their courtyards were cooler in summer than outside temperature. This paper provides a quantitative study on the usefulness of Mediterranean ...
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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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Microclimatic conditions of internal courtyards in warm climates and their influence in eco-efficient construction
(NCEUB, 2017)
A reduced shape factor of the building has become a general recommendation in order to achieve eco-efficient architecture in any climate in spite of the fact that it was made to be applied to cold climates. As a result, ...
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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 ...
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Shade and thermal comfort in courtyards: experimental versus simulation results
(MDPI, 2022-11-11)
Outdoor comfort is gaining attention in the design of our cities to face the current context of rising temperatures. Although simulation is required to inform the early design stage of projects considering outdoor space ...