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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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Thermal comfort prediction of the existing housing stock in southern Spain through calibrated and validated parameterized simulation models
(Elsevier, 2022-01-01)
Due to 2030 and 2050 targets of the latest international standards, energetically retrofitting the existing building sector requires special attention. Prior to the proposal of retrofit strategies, it is necessary to analyse ...
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A multi-criteria decision support method towards selecting feasible and sustainable housing renovation strategies
(Elsevier, 2021-01-01)
This research presents a decision support method for housing managers to identify the most appropriate renovation strategy, which combines a multi-criteria assessment of ten renovation factors together with an economic ...
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Integrated urban regeneration based on an interdisciplinary experience in Lisbon
(SAGE Publications, 2020)
Las políticas europeas aconsejan enfoques holísticos con equipos interdisciplinares en el abordaje de la regeneración urbana del parque edificado. Esta investigación presenta la experiencia y el resultado de una colaboración ...
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Effect of thermal inertia and natural ventilation on user comfort in courtyards under warm summer conditions
(Elsevier, 2023-01-15)
Thermal inertia and natural ventilation are strategies widely used and studied in indoor building performance. However, little analysis has been done on its effect on the outdoor microclimate. Furthermore, this analysis ...
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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 ...
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Promoting urban regeneration and aging in place: APRAM – An interdisciplinary method to support decision-making in building renovation
(Elsevier, 2019-05)
Current European policies aim to promote the sustainable urban regeneration of housing stock while ensuring aging in place. Following these targets, this research proposes the Architectural and Psycho-environmental ...
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Energy-saving and thermal comfort potential of vernacular urban block porosity shading
(Elsevier, 2023-02)
Built environment configurations of vernacular architecture are the result of an evolutionary adaptation to climatic conditions, while the historic districts of many cities worldwide are shaped by their extensive architectural ...
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Improving school transition spaces microclimate to make them liveable in warm climates
(MDPI, 2020-10-29)
The so-called urban heat islands (UHI) is a thermal phenomenon characterized by higher air temperatures in the urban area than in rural surroundings. Vernacular passive strategies such as courtyards are proved to be useful ...
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Sustainable building renovation for an ageing population: Decision support system through an integral assessment method of architectural interventions
(Elsevier, 2018-05)
One of the global challenges of the 21 st century is to guarantee adequate residential conditions for the ageing population, by regenerating obsolete urban environments. In addition to compliance with environmental policies ...