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Assessment of thermal comfort and energy savings in a field study on adaptive comfort with application for mixed mode offices
(Elsevier, 2018-05-15)
The study of the thermal comfort of the occupants of a building represents an important challenge, due to its close relation with energy efficiency. Facing the application of set-point temperatures, the adaptive comfort ...
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Systematic Simplified Simulation Methodology for Deep Energy Retrofitting Towards Nze Targets Using Life Cycle Energy Assessment
(MDPI, 2019-08)
The reduction of energy consumption in the residential sector presents substantial potential through the implementation of energy e ciency improvement measures. Current trends involve the use of simulation tools which ...
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Thermal conditioning of short-term stays. Radiant solution in a bus stop in Seville
(Elsevier, 2023-08)
Urban space is considered a harsh place for citizens in large cities in Southern Europe due to the climate change situation. Heat waves and urban heat island (UHI) are the adverse effects on pedestrians. For this reason, ...
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Effect of green infrastructures supported by adaptative solar shading systems on livability in open spaces
(Elsevier, 2023-04)
Lack of thermal comfort in the existing building stock in many warm summer climates and the COVID-19 pandemic have increased residents' temporary occupation of urban open spaces. However, climate change and other effects ...
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Fresnel solar cooling plant for buildings: Optimal operation of an absorption chiller through inverse modelling
(Elsevier, 2022-11)
Increasing comfort conditions in buildings imply higher energy demands. However, these needs can be mitigated by solar cooling solutions. These systems, such as absorption chillers, are complex and require stable operation, ...
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Empowering urban climate resilience and adaptation: Crowdsourcing weather citizen stations-enhanced temperature prediction
(Elsevier, 2024-02)
The growing impact of climate change, including extreme weather events, represents a significant challenge for humanity. With most of the world's population living in urban areas, the urban heat island effect and anthropogenic ...
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Potential of energy flexible buildings: Evaluation of DSM strategies using building thermal mass
(Elsevier Ltd, 2019-11)
Energy flexible buildings through smart demand-side management (DSM) or smart demand response (DR) using efficient energy storage, are currently one of the most promising options to deploy low-carbon technologies in the ...
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Analysis of the economic feasibility and reduction of a building’s energy consumption and emissions when integrating hybrid solar thermal/PV/micro-CHP systems
(Elsevier, 2016)
The aim of this paper is to assess the performance of several designs of hybrid systems composed of solar thermal collectors, photovoltaic panels and natural gas internal combustion engines. The software TRNSYS 17 has been ...
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Extending the concept of high-performance buildings to existing dwellings
(Elsevier, 2023-10)
The ongoing energy crisis in Europe is highlighting the role of the building sector in energy consumption, particularly in countries like Spain, where 90.4% of existing dwellings lack thermal efficiency. Encouraging ...
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Simplifying the process to perform air temperature and UHI measurements at large scales: Design of a new APP and low-cost Arduino device
(Elsevier, 2023-08)
The main purpose of Urban Heat Island (UHI) studies and the monitoring of ambient temperatures at large scales is to gather temperature information in a certain area, so as to understand temperature heterogeneity and its ...