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Solar Decathlon Latin America and Caribbean: Comfort and the Balance between Passive and Active Design
(MDPI, 2019)
This article contains an overall analysis of the results obtained by the four highest scoring teams in the Solar Decathlon Latin America and Caribbean 2015 collegiate sustainable habitat competition. Considering that the ...
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Characterising draught in Mediterranean multifamily housing
(MDPI, 2019-04)
Social housing dating from the postwar years through the end of the twentieth century is one of the major stores of European cities’ residential stock. As it is generally characterised by a poor thermal performance and ...
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Adaptive approach-based assessment of a heritage residential complex in southern Spain for improving comfort and energy efficiency through passive strategies: A study based on a monitored flat
(Elsevier, 2019-08)
The energy retrofitting of residential stock is not always straightforward where heritage protected housing is concerned. In southern Europe, many examples built under the Modern Movement codes are now obsolete in terms ...
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Assessment of Indoor Environmental Quality for Retrofitting Classrooms with An Egg-Crate Shading Device in A Hot Climate
(2019-02)
In the Mediterranean climate, a large number of educational buildings suffer from discomfort due mostly to energy-deficient thermal envelopes and a lack of cooling systems. Impending climate change is expected to worsen ...
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Predicting the Impact of Climate Change on Thermal Comfort in A Building Category: The Case of Linear-type Social Housing Stock in Southern Spain
(MDPI, 2019-06)
The Climate Change scenario projected by the IPCC for the year 2050 predicts noticeable increases in temperature. In severe summer climates, such as the Mediterranean area, this would have very negative e ects on thermal ...
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Effect of airtightness on thermal loads in legacy low-income housing
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2019-05-02)
Spain's high winter weather-associated death count, the second largest in Europe, can be attributed primarily to the low construction standards of its social housing, particularly the stock built prior to the entry into ...
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Daylighting Performance of Solar Control Films for Hospital Buildings in a Mediterranean Climate
(MDPI, 2019-02)
One of the main retrofitting strategies in warm climates is the reduction of the effects of solar radiation. Cooling loads, and in turn, cooling consumption, can be reduced through the implementation of reflective materials ...
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Thermal perception in mild climate: adaptive thermal models for schools
(MDPI, 2019-07)
A comprehensive assessment of indoor environmental conditions is performed on a representative sample of classrooms in schools across southern Spain (Mediterranean climate) to evaluate the thermal comfort level, thermal ...
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TVOCs and PM 2.5 in Naturally Ventilated Homes: Three Case Studies in a Mild Climate
(MDPI, 2019)
In southern Europe, the present stock of social housing is ventilated naturally, with practice varying in the di erent seasons of the year. In winter, windows are kept closed most of the day with the exception of short ...
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Passive cooling through phase change materials in buildings. A critical study of implementation alternatives
(Elsevier, 2019-11)
Global warming is gradually increasing the cooling energy demand of buildings. Phase change materials (PCM) offer high potential to passively reduce cooling energy consumption and overheating by absorbing heat gains in the ...