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Acoustical influence of different locations of the choir in the cathedral of Granada from a subjective and objective overview
(2016)
The choir is a space that greatly influences the design and architectural configuration of a cathedral. Cultural influence, the reform of the liturgy and agreements reached during ecclesiastical councils in the last centuries ...
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Impact of Climate Change: Environmental Assessment of Passive Solutions in a Single-Family Home in Southern Spain
(MDPI, 2018)
According to the IPCC Climate Change projections by 2050 temperatures in southern Spain will have increased noticeably during the summer. Housing—in its current form—will not be able to provide a suitable response to this ...
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Minimum daylight autonomy: A new concept to link daylight dynamic metrics with daylight factors
(Taylor and Francis, 2019)
Daylight metrics act as a useful tool to quantify the potential of natural light in an architectural space as well as the energy savings promoted by a suitable design of windows, atriums, and skylights. Accordingly, a new ...
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On the assessment of the multiplicity of spaces in the acoustic environment of cathedrals: the case of the cathedral of Seville
(Elsevier, 2018-12-01)
Depending on the type of configuration to be adopted there are multiple forms of occupation of a cathedral which can significantly influence the acoustic environment. As a result, several activities with different acoustic ...
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Acoustic retrofit strategies of windows in facades of residential buildings: Requirements and recommendations to reduce exposure to environmental noise
(Elsevier, 2021-09)
Achieving an adequate indoor acoustic comfort environment is one of the main priorities to avoid adverse effects caused by noise. Façades are the constructive elements most likely to be retrofitted due to their delimiting ...
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Building assessment and statistical characterisation of the Mediterranean social housing stock in Southern Spain
(IOP Publishing, 2022)
Given that the existing residential buildings are expected to become a huge part of the future stock due to their low replacement rate, retrofitting plans are crucial to meet 2030 and 2050 energy efficiency targets. ...
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Enhancing urban microclimates towards climate-resilient cities: the potential of courtyards
(Springer, 2022)
The increasingly urgent phenomenon of global warming has a critical epicentre in the topic of urban thermal comfort, which is significantly influenced by the urban heat island effect. In this built environment, creative ...
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Hygrothermal performance of worship spaces preservation, comfort, and energy consumption
(MDPI, 2018-10-23)
The energy problem, one the most important on a global scale, greatly affects the environment. Much of the current energy consumption occurs in existing buildings, including heritage buildings with varying protected status. ...
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Improving comfort conditions as an energy upgrade tool for housing stock: analysis of a house prototype
(Elsevier, 2022-02)
Given the role of the building sector as one of the current main causes of pollution in cities, the promotion of research on energy efficiency and sustainable strategies is key. At the Solar Decathlon international ...
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Virtual reconstruction of indoor acoustics in cathedrals: the case of the cathedral of Granada
(Springer / Tsinghua University Press, 2017)
Virtual acoustics provides a highly useful tool for the investigation into the influence that spatial transformations may exert on indoor acoustics of cathedrals, which are remarkable spaces due to their heritage value, ...