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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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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 ...
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Climatic Control of Urban Spaces Using Natural Cooling Techniques to Achieve Outdoor Thermal Comfort
(MDPI, 2022-11)
The open spaces of cities have become hostile to citizens due to the high temperatures. Lack of thermal comfort hampers outdoor activities. It is imperative to combat these phenomena to bring life back to the streets and ...
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Mitigating damage on heritage structures by continuous conservation using thermal real-time monitoring. Case study of Ziri Wall, city of Granada, Spain
(Elsevier, 2021-05-10)
Climate change and anthropogenic causes represent a multidisciplinary problem in urban environments, specifically in the destruction of historical elements of enormous value. Although conventional preservation methods are ...
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Improving habitability in social housing through passive cooling: a case study in Mengíbar (Jaén, Spain)
(Elsevier Ltd, 2022-03)
This paper presents the deep renovation of a social housing district in Mengíbar (Jaén, Spain) through the promotion of passive improvement strategies adapted to the reality of the inhabitants: a population with limited ...
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Evaporative Mist Cooling as Heat Dissipation Technique: Experimental Assessment and Modelling
(MDPI, 2020-08)
The severity of extreme weather conditions brought on by climate change are conditioning quality of life, economic development, and well-being in today’s cities. Conventional measures have been shown to be insu cient for ...