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Energy efficiency and lighting design in courtyards and atriums: A predictive method for daylight factors
(Elsevier, 2018-02-01)
The proper design of courtyards and atriums is key in providing sufficient daylight inside buildings as well as major energy savings in electric lighting. Although a suitable design requires calculations using lighting ...
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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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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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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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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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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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Exploring the Interplay between CAD and FreeFem++ as an Energy Decision-Making Tool for Architectural Design
(MDPI AG, 2018-10)
The energy modelling software tools commonly used for architectural purposes do not allow a straightforward real-time implementation within the architectural design programs. In addition, the surrounding exterior spaces ...