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Adaptive Thermal Comfort Potential in Mediterranean Office Buildings: A Case Study of Torre Sevilla
(Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI), 2018-08-30)
The design and construction of buildings is currently subject to a growing set of requirements concerning sustainability and energy efficiency. This paper shows a case study of the Torre Sevilla skyscraper, located in the ...
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Adaptation Strategies and Resilience to Climate Change of Historic Dwellings
(Sustainability Editorial Office, 2015)
Historic city centres have a large amount of dwellings in Europe, which were built to provide a comfortable shelter with the absence of mechanical means. The knowledge of climate responsive design strategies can play a ...
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New computational techniques for solar radiation in architecture
(IntechOpen, 2015-05-06)
Many architectural examples rank among masterpieces for its beautiful and harmonious use of solar radiation. However, their creation had to rely solely on intuition because they possessed a curvilinear nature. As the ...
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Adaptive comfort control implemented model (ACCIM) for energy consumption predictions in dwellings under current and future climate conditions: A case study located in Spain
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2019-04-20)
Currently, the knowledge of energy consumption in buildings of new and existing dwellings is essential to control and propose energy conservation measures. Most of the predictions of energy consumption in buildings are ...
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Influence of Adaptive Comfort Models on Energy Improvement for Housing in Cold Areas
(MDPI, 2018)
The evaluation of construction standards using adaptive thermal comfort models has a great impact on energy consumption. The analysis of a user’s climate adaptation must be one of the first steps in the search for ...
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Understanding climatic traditions: A quantitative and qualitative analysis of historic dwellings of Cadiz
(SAGE Publications, 2018)
Many historical European cities are home to houses of great heritage value. These structures have been able to provide comfort throughout history without the use of artificial conditioning systems. Even though such dwellings ...
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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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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 ...