Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(16), P. 12464 - 12464
Published: Aug. 16, 2023
Due
to
global
temperature
increases,
terraced
house
(TH)
residents
face
a
threat
their
health
due
poor
indoor
thermal
environments.
As
buildings
are
constructed
by
low-income
without
professional
guidance,
this
study
aims
investigate
the
comfort
and
energy
resilience
of
THs
under
future
climate
determine
optimal
passive
design
strategies
for
construction
retrofitting.
By
exploring
effects
building
envelope
structures,
adjusting
window-to-wall
ratio
(WWR)
designing
shading
devices,
EnergyPlus
version
22.0
was
used
optimize
environment
cooling
load
throughout
life
cycle
uncertainties.
Unimproved
will
experience
overheating
nearly
90%
hours
in
year
exceed
60,000
kWh
2100
Representative
Concentration
Pathways
(RCP)
8.5
scenario.
In
contrast,
optimization
improvements
resulted
17.3%
reduction
increasing
devices
WWR,
using
structures
with
moderate
insulation.
This
can
guide
TH
renovation,
significantly
reducing
enabling
better
use
active
combat
Energies,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
17(15), P. 3809 - 3809
Published: Aug. 2, 2024
The
focus
on
building
energy
efficiency
using
alternative
materials
in
structures,
especially
concrete,
and
the
main
technical
environmental
challenges
therein,
aligns
with
Sustainable
Development
Goals
(SDG).
This
study
proposes
a
review
that
analyzes
structures
made
recycled
relating
to
of
buildings.
A
classification
structure
was
proposed,
addressing
following
questions:
(i)
What
are
various
dimensions
which
research
into
energy-efficient
concrete
is
concentrated?
(ii)
themes
classes
associated
these
dimensions?
(iii)
shortcomings
current
approaches,
what
would
be
good
agenda
for
future
development
concrete?
bibliometric
analysis
carried
out,
presenting
geographical
cluster
maps
understand
different
trends
refine
research.
followed
by
bibliographic
analysis,
reviewing
most
relevant
studies
from
last
five
years
(2019–2024).
results
showed
some
residual
(around
45
types
industries)
used
production
concrete.
And,
as
negative
effect,
substitution
rates
increase,
porosity
property
greatest
impact
efficiency.
greater
number
pores
their
interconnection,
lower
material’s
thermal
insulation.
