Everyone’s Adaptation: Exploring individual heat stress adaptation

Climate Risk Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 100712 - 100712

Published: April 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Smart self-switchable and reusable composite fuse enabled by phase change materials

Journal of Energy Storage, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 124, P. 116919 - 116919

Published: May 7, 2025

Language: Английский

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Thermal resilience in a renovated nearly zero-energy dwelling during intense heat waves

Journal of Building Performance Simulation, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 20

Published: Sept. 1, 2023

AbstractOverheating risk is expected to rise in dwellings as heat waves continue increasing intensity and duration. This paper presents a simulation-based study on thermal resilience benchmark renovated nearly zero-energy dwelling during intense Belgium. Data analysis using simulations of the reference with without active cooling was used assess overheating risk. The indicated that resilient for over 91% occupied hours. Furthermore, existing building-level renovation strategies alone will not be sufficient mitigate require cooling. However, came an energy penalty 37.69 kWh/day monitored period, any potential benefits should factor excess use. presented findings lead recommendations future building practices identified needs further research.KEYWORDS: OverheatingnZEBindoor environmentactive coolingbuilding renovationenergy AcknowledgmentsThe European researchers were funded by SPW MK Engineering under BEWARE fellowships EU MSCA framework programme through contract no. 847587. authors would like gratefully acknowledge Walloon Region, MSCA, Project SurChauffe funding. We thank stakeholders OCCuPANt. also want SBD Lab at University Liege use state-of-the-art Super COmputeR ProcessIng wOrkstatioN (SCORPION) performance simulations. work prepared collaboration Research Center Zero Emission Neighbourhoods Smart Cities (FME ZEN) Norway, support ZEN partners Council Norway. part IEA EBC Annex 80.Disclosure statementNo conflict interest reported authors.Data availability statementThe Python code heatwave identification, classification, visualization available at: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7326894 (Joshi et al. Citation2022).Declaration competing interestThe declare financial provided Public Service Engineering, funders had no role design, collection, analyses, or interpretation data, writing manuscript, decision publish results.Additional informationFundingThis supported de Wallonie [grant number: 847587].

Language: Английский

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Characterization of the Thermal Behavior of Semi-Exterior Laundry Spaces in an Overheating Passivhaus Residential Building in Bilbao, Spain

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(2), P. 470 - 470

Published: Jan. 5, 2024

Overheating in buildings is a growing challenge temperate climates, even those where the traditional design focus was on protecting from cold and winter energy savings. This paper addresses collateral problem that arose during study of overheating residential Passivhaus building Bilbao, northern Spain. Specifically, local climate three laundry spaces investigated, high daytime nighttime temperatures were recorded. An extensive monitoring campaign carried out with different durations up to more than 21,000 h over four years, collected data compared outdoor climatic conditions. The results allowed for characterizing thermal behavior these semi-outdoor show magnitude problem, quantifying it. Laundry confirmed be hotter dryer almost always. mean average difference between monitored rooms exterior quantified around positive 5 °C both nighttime. Extreme heat events documented, maximum above 50 temperature differentials 15.85 °C. In addition, this article comments impact interior dwellings, pointing differences assumptions made phase project observed or measured reality. Questions raised about possible implications peculiar performance mechanical recovery ventilation system (MHRV). presented revealed flaw went unnoticed by all agents involved planning, design, construction 361-apartment project. inability predict studied has had negative summer months prevented implementation strategies could have been beneficial other periods. A thorough analysis similar becomes essential prevent gaps future projects inform adequate modeling stages.

Language: Английский

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Facing Climate Change in a Temperate European City: Urban-Scale Diagnosis of Indoor Overheating and Adaptation Strategies for Residential Buildings

Buildings, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(5), P. 1423 - 1423

Published: May 15, 2024

The rise in outdoor temperatures and heatwaves highlights the limitations of buildings adapting to warming conditions, even temperate climates. This paper analyses indoor overheating residential dwellings Pamplona (a city northern Spain, with a Cfb climate) using an urban-scale diagnostic methodology presents different envelopes’ retrofitting scenarios as strategy reduce it. results come from energy simulations conducted during extremely warm summer 2022, considering microclimate effects. typologies most vulnerable are those only one orientation, built before EPBD 2002, located on top floors. These show 23.7% mean hours (IOH), representing approximately 870 h above EN 16798-1:2019 adaptive threshold May September. Renovating building envelopes meet current standards reduces IOH by average 8.6% up 15.35% typologies. In scenario green roof systems, 0.5 °C lower than when roofs renovated traditional systems. study assists policy-makers preventing risk within cities encourages them promote nature-based solutions order adapt urban conditions.

Language: Английский

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Refining Adaptive Models for Overheating Evaluation: Evidence-Driven Comparative Analysis of Residential Buildings in China's Cold and Severe Cold Regions

Building and Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 263, P. 111896 - 111896

Published: July 27, 2024

Language: Английский

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A novel quantitative method of heatwave classification for building resilience analysis

Sustainable Cities and Society, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 112, P. 105603 - 105603

Published: June 15, 2024

Language: Английский

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Homes Heat Health protocol: an observational cohort study measuring the effect of summer temperatures on sleep quality

BMJ Open, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(7), P. e086797 - e086797

Published: July 1, 2024

Introduction Quality sleep is essential to our health and well-being. Summertime temperatures in the bedrooms of homes temperate climates are increasing, especially city apartments. There very little empirical evidence effect temperature on when people sleeping their own bedroom. The Homes Heat Health project seeks develop a measurable definition temperature-related disturbance effects health, so produce credible criterion for identifying overheating new existing homes. Methods analysis A cohort at least 95 that live London apartments who free significant personal factors could affect being recruited an ongoing observational study. baseline questionnaire determines customary patterns health. geometrical form thermal characteristics recorded along with temperature, relative humidity some CO 2 levels, throughout one summer. Actigraphy records nightly every morning app-based diary captures perceived quality. Questionnaires following spells hot weather capture changes pattern, quality, consequential Ethics dissemination study protocol was approved by Loughborough University ethics committee. participants will receive both verbal written information explaining purpose study, what expected them, incentives participating feedback be provided. results reported bi-annually advisory board. Presentations made conferences methods, intermediary final results, academic journals. Informing government bodies, professional organisations, construction industry representatives housing providers particular importance.

Language: Английский

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Could residential air-source heat pumps exacerbate outdoor summer overheating and winter overcooling in UK 2050s climate scenarios?

Sustainable Cities and Society, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 105811 - 105811

Published: Sept. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Adaptive Strategies Used in Urban Houses to Overheating: A Systematic Review

Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 7(2)

Published: Nov. 29, 2023

Recently, urban regions are experiencing prolonged heat exposure due to climate change and increased population expansion. Physiological, psychological behavioural measures improve residents’ thermal comfort solve the overheating issues generated by scenario. However, adaptive strategies have not been clearly categorized based on building construction process. This paper systematically reviews 101 documents published from 2013 2023, across 22 countries, with a focus Nigeria. Using descriptive statistics content analysis, we identify categorize 52 into four groups: design, effective insulation, occupants’ behaviour. These further classified according their application in process stages: pre-design, construction, post-construction. The study provides full response sector efforts reduce energy consumption rate greenhouse gas emissions. findings of contribute, significantly improvement health care well-being, as well high productivity levels socioeconomic benefits. Future research is therefore recommended efficiency its implementation develop innovative cost-effective solutions industry towards sustainable development.

Language: Английский

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