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An innovative approach to assess the limitations of characterizing solar gains in buildings: A Spanish case study
(Elsevier, 2023-08-15)
A minimal energy demand should be required in buildings both to optimize the performance of the building façade and to control solar gains. According to the existing studies and national standards, the climate zone ...
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Radiative heat transfer for curvilinear surfaces
(InTechOpen, 2015)
Curved surfaces have not been thoroughly considered in radiative transfer analysis mainly due to the difficulties arising from the integration process and perhaps because of the lack of spatial vision of researchers. When ...
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Potential of applying adaptive strategies in buildings to reduce the severity of fuel poverty according to the climate zone and climate change: The case of Andalusia
(Elsevier, 2021-10)
The reduction of fuel poverty is among the major challenges of countries, policymakers, stakeholders, and researchers. Many contributions have today emerged; however, two aspects should be widely considered. On the one ...
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Adaptive Comfort Models Applied to Existing Dwellings in Mediterranean Climate Considering Global Warming
(MDPI, 2018-09)
Comfort analysis of existing naturally ventilated buildings located in mild climates, such as the ones in the Mediterranean zones, offer room for a reduction in the present and future energy consumption. Regarding Spain, ...
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Architectural and Management Strategies for the Design, Construction and Operation of Energy Efficient and Intelligent Primary Care Centers in Chile
(MDPI, 2019-01)
Primary care centers are establishments with elevated social relevance and high operational energy consumption. In Chile, there more than 628 family healthcare centers (CESFAM) have been built in the last two decades and ...
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Influence of Adaptive Comfort Models in Execution Cost Improvements for Housing Thermal Environment in Concepción, Chile
(MDPI, 2018)
Most of the operational energy needed by the housing sector is used to compensate energy losses or thermal gains through the building’s envelope. As a result, any improvement in the thermal behavior will provide important ...
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Ecuadorian social housing: energetic analysis based on thermal comfort to reduce energy poverty
(Springer, 2022)
This document analyzes the energy behavior based on the thermal comfort of a sample house from the Ecuadorian program “Casa para Todos” in four cities of the country. It includes the modeling of the block in a software ...
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Estimating adaptive setpoint temperatures using weather stations
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2019-03-27)
Reducing both the energy consumption and CO 2 emissions of buildings is nowadays one of the main objectives of society. The use of heating and cooling equipment is among the main causes of energy consumption. Therefore, ...
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Internationalization based on content modification combined with project management methodology an application in a Spanish Postgraduate course in Building Engineering
(MDPI, 2022-10)
Internationalizing university studies can be something of a challenge for courses related to engineering and architecture because their content is mainly focused on the standards of the country. In this regard, the content ...
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Energy saving achieved with adaptive setpoint temperatures based on EN16798-1: application of the category III
(Springer, 2021)
Climate change is one of the main problems of the society of the 21st century. High emissions of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) are generating more and more extreme living conditions, so GHG emissions should be reduced. Regarding ...