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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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Analysis of the effectiveness of using Kahoot! in university degrees in building engineering
(OmniaScience, 2023)
Gamification is increasingly used for better content assimilation. However, it is hardly used in theoretical and technical courses related to building and architecture. This study focuses on assessing the use of gamification ...
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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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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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Computational approach to extend the air-conditioning usage to adaptive comfort: Adaptive-Comfort-Control-Implementation Script
(Elsevier, 2021-11)
Recently, the energy saving potential from using setpoint temperatures based on adaptive comfort has been studied. This study proposes a computational approach, the Adaptive-Comfort-Control-Implementation Script (ACCIS), ...
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Analysis of energy consumption in different European cities: the Adaptive Comfort Control Implemented Model (ACCIM) Considering Representative Concentration Pathways(RCP) scenarios
(MDPI, 2020-02-23)
Reports of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have set various greenhouse gasemissions scenarios, through which the evolution of the temperature of the planet can be estimatedthroughout the 21st century. The reduction ...
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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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Implications of energy poverty and climate change in Italian regions
(Springer, 2023-06-20)
Energy poverty is one of the main challenges that governments must address. This aspect acquires great relevance if it is combined with the expected climatic evolution trends. These climatic changes can have a major impact ...
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An innovative approach to assess the limitations of characterizing solar gains in buildings: A Spanish case study
(Elsevier, 2023-08-15)
A minimal energy demand should be required in buildings both to optimize the performance of the building façade and to control solar gains. According to the existing studies and national standards, the climate zone ...