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Tombazis, A. N., and S. A. Preuss. "Design of passive solar buildings in urban areas." Solar Energy 70, no. 3 (2001): 311–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0038-092x(00)00090-6.

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Hendinata, Laurentius Kevin, Nur Abdillah Siddiq, Ahmad Ilham Rokhul Fikri, Michael Alfano Suprapto, and Ribka Prilia. "Passive Window Energy Performance in Buildings: Modeling of Apartment Buildings in Indonesia." Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Architecture 2, no. 2 (2023): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.24002/jarina.v2i2.6729.

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Along with urban growth in urban areas and energy consumption, which continues to increase every year, the selection of windows in the initial design is essential to obtain buildings that are not energy intensive. Selecting the correct window in the blueprint design reduces building energy consumption. Smart windows, especially thermochromic windows, are one of the most promising window technologies because they are the most economical and have passive control with zero energy input, which holds good promise for energy-saving applications. Apart from that, double-glazing windows are also frequ

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Suvorovs, Edgars. "URBAN DEVELOPMENT EFFECT ON PASSIVE HOUSE ENERGY CONSUMPTION / MIESTO PLĖTROS ĮTAKA PASYVAUS NAMO ENERGIJOS VARTOJIMUI." Mokslas - Lietuvos ateitis 3, no. 3 (2011): 38–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/mla.2011.049.

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The paper describes one of the energy-efficient building concepts – a passive house. In the course of the work, a multifamily residential house was simulated in order to determine its constructive and spatial parameters that would ensure a passive house with energy efficiency in compliance with the fixed standards. The climatic data of the Latvian capital, Riga, were applied to this building simulation. Initially, an optimal orientation and maximum theoretical insulation of the building were chosen. At the second stage, the external factors – the shade caused by the surrounding buildings and e

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Gao, Jian Ping, and Wei Chen. "Development and Advance in Adding-Storey Retrofit of Existing Buildings in China." Key Engineering Materials 400-402 (October 2008): 621–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.400-402.621.

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Residential houses and civil buildings in China were mainly low-rise buildings before 1980s. With the rapid development of urban construction, urban land became more and more scarce. Thus in recent years, it becomes increasingly popular nationwide to add more stories to existing building for its particular techno-economy advantages. Adding-storey plays an important role in mitigating the pressure of demand for more building sites, improving the living condition，and accelerating the modernization progress of cities’ shabby zones. In this paper, a brief review was presented on the evolution, sta

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Toong, Yong Seng, and Nangkula Utaberta. "Kuala Lumpur Chinatown Pre-War Shophouses (Adaptive Re-Use) and City Image." Applied Mechanics and Materials 747 (March 2015): 40–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.747.40.

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The terminology and concept of city image is very much related to good city planning and reflects strong image which, defined by Kelvin Andrew Lynch, a town-planner. He elaborates such terminology with regarding to people perception on urban space in term of city legibility and image-ability. Elizur who has classified city image as “rich” and “poor” in his study reminds of prototype and stereotype city place respectively. City image generally refers to the characteristic of a true urban image such as skylines, landmarks and panoramas. Architects, urban designers and town-planners play a crucia

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Kamoona, Ghada M. Ismael Abdul Razzaq. "Passive Design Strategies to Enhance Natural Ventilation in Buildings "Election of Passive Design Strategies to Achieve Natural Ventilation in Iraqi Urban Environment with Hot Arid Climate"." Journal of Engineering 22, no. 6 (2016): 16–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.31026/j.eng.2016.06.13.

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The natural ventilation in buildings is one of effective strategies for achieving energy efficiency in buildings by employing methods and ways of passive design, as well as its efficiency in providing high ranges of thermal comfort for occupants in buildings and raises their productivity. Because the concept of natural ventilation for many people confined to achieve through the windows and openings only, become necessary to provide this research to demonstrate the various passive design strategies for natural ventilation. Then, research problem: Insufficient knowledge about the importance and

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Oforji, Peter I., Emeka J. Mba, and Francis O. Okeke. "The Effects of Rhythm on Building Openings and Fenestrations on Airflow Pattern in Tropical Low-Rise Residential Buildings." Civil Engineering Journal 9, no. 8 (2023): 2062–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.28991/cej-2023-09-08-016.

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Effective passive airflow in low-rise residential buildings in hot-humid environment is crucial to maintaining good indoor thermal comfort for occupants. However, investigation of effects of the rhythm of window openings on achieving a passive airflow pattern in such buildings in the tropical climate of sub-Saharan Nigeria have been rarely studied. Therefore, this research aimed to evaluate the effects of the rhythm of window openings on passive airflow patterns for indoor thermal comfort in low-rise residential buildings in the hot-humid environment of Obosi, Nigeria. It involved experimental

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Karadag, Ilker, and Aysem Berrin Cakmakli. "Interface of the Natural Ventilation Systems with Building Management Systems." Periodica Polytechnica Architecture 51, no. 2 (2020): 178–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.3311/ppar.15700.

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The vertical city is increasingly being seen as the most viable solution for many urban centers. However, being vertical means constructing tall buildings which imply a large amount of energy requirement mostly due to the mechanical ventilation systems. Replacing these systems with natural ventilation is of importance on the way of achieving sustainable buildings and cities. However, there are many challenges in incorporating natural ventilation systems into tall office buildings. Because, having a far distance from the ground levels, tall buildings are exposed to turbulent and unstable wind c

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Soteriades, Elpidoforos S., Loukas Petrokokkinos, Michael A. Talias, et al. "Environmental assessment of radon levels in Cyprus." Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal 27, no. 4 (2016): 407–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/meq-03-2015-0029.

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Purpose – Radon is responsible for approximately 50 per cent of public exposure to environmental radiation. The purpose of this paper is to quantitatively assess indoor radon levels in Cyprus. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 500 passive radon detectors were used to estimate radon levels in the areas of Nicosia (capital), Paphos, Nisou and Famagusta. A total of 240 different public and private buildings were randomly selected in the above districts and two passive radon detectors were placed inside each building. The detectors were collected on average, three months following placement.

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Giostra, Simone, Gabriele Masera, and Rafaella Monteiro. "Solar Typologies: A Comparative Analysis of Urban Form and Solar Potential." Sustainability 14, no. 15 (2022): 9023. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14159023.

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Efficient use of energy in the construction sector is a pillar of the European Union’s 2050 climate protection goals, yet legislation makes no explicit reference to urban morphology or building form, which are recognized as key to energy performance in buildings. Rapidly changing energy standards and new requirements for on-site energy production demand a vigorous scrutiny of established urban typologies that are largely the product of an older energy regime. The research explores a set of 312 building shapes with floor-to-area ratio (FAR) of 3 within a given plot to identify emerging trends,

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Toesca, Adrien, Damien David, André Kuster, Michel Lussault, and Kévyn Johannes. "An urban thermal tool chain to simulate summer thermal comfort in passive urban buildings." Building and Environment 215 (May 2022): 108987. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.108987.

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Philips, D. A., R. Rossi, and G. Iaccarino. "Large-eddy simulation of passive scalar dispersion in an urban-like canopy." Journal of Fluid Mechanics 723 (April 16, 2013): 404–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2013.135.

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AbstractResults from large-eddy simulations of short-range dispersion of a passive scalar from a point source release in an urban-like canopy are presented. The computational domain is that of a variable height array of buildings immersed in a pressure-driven, turbulent flow with a roughness Reynolds number ${\mathit{Re}}_{\tau } = 433$. A comparative study of several cases shows the changes in plume behaviour for different mean flow directions and source locations. The analysis of the results focuses on utilizing the high-fidelity datasets to examine the three-dimensional flow field and scala

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Zhang, Zhizheng, Qingying Hou, Jin Tao, Hao Zhang, Xuesong Chou, and Xiangting Jiang. "Comparative analysis of low-energy buildings to help achieve carbon neutrality technology." E3S Web of Conferences 261 (2021): 04035. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202126104035.

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The development of low-energy buildings is an important initiative to achieve carbon peaking by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060. According to the data of the relevant papers, if all the northern urban and rural buildings in China adopt passive ultra low energy building technology, it can save about 350 million tons of coal for heating and reduce about 900 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year. It’s of great significance to achieve the goals of “peak carbon dioxide emissions” and “carbon neutrality”. Starting from four key technologies for low-energy buildings, explanation and a

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Vukotic, Perko, Ranko Zekic, Tomislav Andjelic, Nikola Svrkota, Andrija Djurovic, and Aleksandar Dlabac. "Radon on the ground floor in the buildings of pre-university education in Montenegro." Nukleonika 65, no. 2 (2020): 53–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/nuka-2020-0007.

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AbstractA national radon survey was performed recently in all buildings of pre-university education in Montenegro. During the school year 2016/2017, radon (222Rn) was measured with passive detectors (Radosys, RSFV type) in 2855 ground-floor rooms of 468 buildings. The average 9-month radon activity concentrations above the level of 300 Bq/m3 were found in 728 rooms, which belong to 213 buildings, while in 111 rooms, belonging to 47 buildings, they were above 1000 Bq/m3. Radon concentrations in the educational buildings, averaged over all sampled ground-floor rooms in a building, range from 16

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Rostampisheh, Maryam, Azadeh Arbabi Sabzevari, and Fereshteh Navidi Majd. "Assessing the Architectural Compatibility of Urban Buildings With Passive Defense Principles in Eslamshahr City." Disaster Prevention and Management Knowledge 13, no. 2 (2023): 204–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.32598/dmkp.13.2.744.1.

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Background and objective Urban security is one of the important challenges for urban managers and planners. In this regard, the passive defense approach in urbanization and residential constructions is considered by urban management as a way to cope with natural and man-made disasters and manage the crisis. The present study aims to develop a conceptual model for the architectural compatibility of buildings in Eslamshahr County, Tehran, Iran, with passive defense principles by assessing the compatible and non-compatible elements to provide essential strategies. Method This is a quantitative-qu

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Peri, Giorgia, Gianfranco Rizzo, Gianluca Scaccianoce, and Giancarlo Sorrentino. "Role of Green Coverings in Mitigating Heat Island Effects: An Analysis of Physical Models." Applied Mechanics and Materials 260-261 (December 2012): 251–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.260-261.251.

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Worldwide, governments are introducing several rules and standards in the aim of limiting the quantity of primary energy for air conditioning of buildings and supporting the use of renewable source of energy for generating thermal and electric energy to be utilized in buildings such as the European Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings [1]. Along with these interventions, another important action takes currently place in the building sector, that is the introduction of passive structural components of the envelope, able to reduce the requirements of energy for air conditioning purpo

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Laszlo, Robert, Emilian Ghicioi, Florea Dinu, Calin Neagu, and Dan Dubina. "Passive blast protection of buildings by ductile steel-based envelopes." MATEC Web of Conferences 389 (2024): 00040. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202438900040.

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The growth of industrialization and the rapid expansion of densely populated urban areas have increased the risk caused by technological and man-made hazards. In particular, the accidental or intentional detonation of high explosives (e.g., improvised explosive devices IEDs), can cause damages to buildings and infrastructures and severe harm people. These risks can be minimized by a better planning, design, and construction, e.g., avoiding brittle construction materials, especially within the building envelope, and adopting more robust construction techniques. The study presented in the paper

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Diz-Mellado, Eduardo, Victoria Patricia López-Cabeza, Carlos Rivera-Gómez, Jorge Roa-Fernández, and Carmen Galán-Marín. "Improving School Transition Spaces Microclimate to Make Them Liveable in Warm Climates." Applied Sciences 10, no. 21 (2020): 7648. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app10217648.

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The so-called urban heat islands (UHI) is a thermal phenomenon characterized by higher air temperatures in the urban area than in rural surroundings. Vernacular passive strategies such as courtyards are proved to be useful to generate specific microclimates, especially in the warmer regions of the Earth. Courtyards increase the porosity of the cities, understanding porosity as building voids. Accordingly, their study will be fundamental in reducing the UHI effect by generating urban cooling microislands. This paper aims to analyze two passive strategies capable of modifying the thermal effect

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Shayegani, Aida, Viera Joklova, and Juraj Illes. "Optimizing Windcatcher Designs for Effective Passive Cooling Strategies in Vienna’s Urban Environment." Buildings 14, no. 3 (2024): 765. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings14030765.

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Urban overheating, intensified by climate change, poses a critical challenge in Central European cities, witnessing a rise in tropical days. Conventional mechanical cooling systems in buildings significantly contribute to carbon dioxide emissions, exacerbating global warming. In response, windcatchers—traditional Iranian natural cooling systems—emerge as a promising sustainable solution for contemporary architecture, even in non-arid climates. This research aims to evaluate windcatchers’ efficacy in improving building thermal comfort in Central European climates, focusing on Vienna’s urban env

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Dwijendra, Ngakan Ketut Acwin, Untung Rahardja, Narukullapati Bharath Kumar, et al. "An Analysis of Urban Block Initiatives Influencing Energy Consumption and Solar Energy Absorption." Sustainability 14, no. 21 (2022): 14273. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su142114273.

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Population growth and urbanization cause developing-country cities to create energy-intensive buildings. Building energy efficiency can be improved through active and passive solar design to reduce energy consumption, increase equipment efficiency, and utilize renewable energy, converting renewable energy into thermal energy or electricity. In this study, passive architecture was evaluated for both urban block and building energy usage. When reliable information and analysis of signs and parameters impacting energy consumption are available, designers and architects can evaluate and passively

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Pisello, Anna Laura. "Optic-Energy Performance of Innovative and Traditional Materials for Roof Covering in Commercial Buildings in Central Italy." Advanced Materials Research 884-885 (January 2014): 685–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.884-885.685.

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Innovative and traditional solutions for roof coating and urban paving are under development in order to study their effect both as passive cooling strategies for buildings and as effective tools for urban heat island mitigation. This paper deals with the optic-energy in-lab and numerical analysis of three materials used for roof covering and urban paving in Italy. Bitumen covering, cool painting and natural gravel covering are taken into account. Solar reflectance measurements shows that gravel optimize this property by more than 20% with respect to the bitumen covering of classic streets pav

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Veršić, Zoran, Marin Binički, and Mateja Nosil Mešić. "Passive Night Cooling Potential in Office Buildings in Continental and Mediterranean Climate Zone in Croatia." Buildings 12, no. 8 (2022): 1207. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings12081207.

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The envelope is one of the most important driving factors in the energy efficiency of buildings. Typical for office and commercial buildings, curtain wall facades allow solar heat gains to be used during the winter but can lead to difficulties in reducing the cooling load during summer. The cooling load is dominant in most building types in the temperate maritime climate, while in the temperate continental climate, it is dominant mainly in office and commercial buildings. The goal of this research was to determine the potential of night passive cooling in an office building model in the most p

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Yao, Xingbo, Bart J. Dewancker, Yuang Guo, Shuo Han, and Juan Xu. "Study on Passive Ventilation and Cooling Strategies for Cold Lanes and Courtyard Houses—A Case Study of Rural Traditional Village in Shaanxi, China." Sustainability 12, no. 20 (2020): 8687. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12208687.

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China’s research on and specific implementation of energy saving for buildings are mainly concentrated in urban areas, but according to 2016 statistics, the rural population accounts for 42.65% of the total population, so rural housing has considerable energy-saving potential. However, the degree of attention to the energy consumption of rural houses needs to be improved. Regarding the research on and implementation of passive energy-saving strategies for residences, compared with centralized urban high-rise residences, rural residences mainly have independent courtyards, with a flexible layou

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Khalid, Asma. "Passive Design, Urban-Rural Architectural Morphology for Subtropics." European Journal of Sustainable Development 9, no. 3 (2020): 376. http://dx.doi.org/10.14207/ejsd.2020.v9n3p376.

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Built environment is a function of man-made setting, surroundings, conditions which is the center of human activity in architectural places. The integration of nature into the built environment determines the urban or the rural form of settlements. The present research aims to specify architectural morphology of sub-tropical region through a case analysis of the situation in Pakistan. The field study analyses the existing housing stock in Pakistan, in urban settings and as a result of vernacular traditions in the villages. The paper identifies the regional characteristic behaviour of highland,

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Baniassadi, Amir, David J. Sailor, E. Scott Krayenhoff, Ashley M. Broadbent, and Matei Georgescu. "Passive survivability of buildings under changing urban climates across eight US cities." Environmental Research Letters 14, no. 7 (2019): 074028. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab28ba.

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Martzopoulou, Anastasia, Vasileios Firfiris, and Thomas Kotsopoulos. "Application of urban passive cooling systems and design techniques in livestock buildings." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 410 (January 24, 2020): 012029. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/410/1/012029.

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Rosati, Andrea, Michele Fedel, and Stefano Rossi. "NIR reflective pigments to mitigate the urban heat islands effect (UHIE)." E3S Web of Conferences 172 (2020): 03006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202017203006.

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For building applications, coatings are needed in order to obtain an attractive appearance and protection against the outdoor environments. Buildings are responsible for consumption of cooling energy. Cool coatings applied over buildings surface provide an effective solution for passive cooling of building indoors and influencing local outdoor microclimate, mitigating urban heat islands effect (UHIE). Cool coatings have to resistant to weathering and ageing. For this reason, we developed near infrared (NIR) reflective pigments with the aim to add in binder and obtaining a cool coating. A serie

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Li, Shenghan, and Lei Liu. "Social Benefit Evaluation of Passive Design of Green Buildings." E3S Web of Conferences 118 (2019): 03047. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/201911803047.

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Passive design of green buildings has three benefits: economy, ecology and society. At present, there is no authoritative definition of social benefits at home and abroad, so it is very difficult to evaluate and measure. Based on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, economic and sociological theories, 5 first-level indicators and 20 second-level indicators of social benefit evaluation system for passive design of green buildings are obtained. In addition, the structural equation model was built by “AMOS” to analyze and compare these influencing factors. The research results showed that: Among the five

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Prima, Yoka, and Sugini Prima. "Wind Catcher and Solar Chimney Integrated As An Alternative Ventilation For Urban Dense Settlements In Tropical Climate." International Journal of Architecture and Urbanism 3, no. 1 (2019): 51–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.32734/ijau.v3i1.773.

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The high energy use for building operations in humid tropical climates is mostly used for operational mechanical ventilation such as air conditioning (AC) and fans. The use of large amounts of energy, especially fossil energy can reduce the quality of the environment, causing an increase in the temperature of the earth. Need more efforts for management of energy use by reducing fossil energy consumption. One effort that can be done is to replace mechanical production and utilize passive ventilation in buildings. this study is a literature review regarding the use of passive ventilation using a

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Orozco-Messana, Javier, Vicente Lopez-Mateu, and Teresa M. Pellicer. "City Regeneration through Modular Phase Change Materials (PCM) Envelopes for Climate Neutral Buildings." Sustainability 14, no. 14 (2022): 8902. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14148902.

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Climate change is driving urban development policies for nearly all cities, which are responsible for over 40% carbon emissions in the world. UN SDG 11 (“Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable”) defines critical indicators focused on carbon footprint reduction through green policies and city heritage preservation. Urban regeneration should ensure climate comfort for citizens while enhancing legacy urban resilience. New solutions for urban regeneration such as Phase Change Materials (PCMs) provide inexpensive energy adaption solutions by reducing peak therm

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Diz-Mellado, Eduardo, Carmen Galán-Marín, and Carlos Rivera-Gómez. "Adaptive Comfort Criteria in Transitional Spaces. A Proposal for Outdoor Comfort." Proceedings 38, no. 1 (2020): 13. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019038013.

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Urban Heat Island (UHI) as a combined consequence of global warming and the cities diameter increase, continues to be technological challenges today. Different passive strategies related to the buildings and cities architecture design imply energy demand reduction achieving. Architectural elements such as courtyards become extraordinarily significant as passive cooling systems. The research aims to establish patterns and values of adaptive comfort in transition spaces, reflected in the thermal regulation capacity of these buildings thanks to the morphology of the courtyards, contributing also

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Pisello, Anna Laura, and Federica Rosso. "Natural Materials for Thermal Insulation and Passive Cooling Application." Key Engineering Materials 666 (October 2015): 1–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.666.1.

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In this chapter a critical analysis about natural materials to enhance energy performance and thermal comfort in indoor and outdoor spaces is dealt with. In particular, thermal insulation and passive cooling application in buildings are analyzed. The physical properties permitting to achieve these benefits are presented, as well as the method and the international standards to measure them. Benefits deriving from these materials’ employment as insulation layers or buildings envelope in general of, or in the case of urban paving, are described and then the single materials are illustrated.Exper

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Dind, Aleksis, Sophie Lufkin, and Emmanuel Rey. "A Modular Timber Construction System for the Sustainable Vertical Extension of Office Buildings." Designs 2, no. 3 (2018): 30. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/designs2030030.

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Most European cities are facing urban densification issues. In this context, a solution to create usable spaces without additional pressure on land consists in the vertical extension of existing buildings. Given their abundance in the building stock, tertiary buildings offer an important potential. The paper introduces the Working Space project, which aims to develop an innovative, modular and prefabricated timber construction system adapted to the vertical extension of existing office buildings. The dimensions of the system can be adjusted to a great variety of structural grids and allows for

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Aelenei, Laura, Daniel Aelenei, Helder Gonçalves, et al. "Design Issues for Net Zero-Energy Buildings." Open House International 38, no. 3 (2013): 7–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ohi-03-2013-b0002.

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Net Zero-Energy Buildings (NZEBs) have received increased attention in recent years as a result of constant concerns about energy supply constraints, decreasing energy resources, increasing energy costs and the rising impact of greenhouse gases on world climate. Promoting whole building strategies that employ passive measures together with energy efficient systems and technologies using renewable energy became a European political strategy following the publication of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive recast in May 2010 by the European Parliament and Council. However designing succ

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Niama, Duaa Faal, and Ghada Mohammed Kammou. "The Effect of Cool Roofs on the Achieving of Energy Conservation with the Administrative Building Spaces." Association of Arab Universities Journal of Engineering Sciences 27, no. 3 (2020): 112–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.33261/jaaru.2020.27.3.012.

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The world has gone beyond the realization that fossil fuels are a depleted energy source, that the earth is going through a global warming phase, and that it is important to find the necessary energy alternatives, with the least environmental impact, and to address energy consumption in the building sector in particular. Passive systems and their use, or combined with effective systems. due to the dependence of the Iraqi urban environment on the electricitySignificantly and the source of fossil fuel, it is important to find suitable solutions, especially in the summer because of high temperatu

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Schiano-Phan, Rosa. "Environmental retrofit: building integrated passive cooling in housing." Architectural Research Quarterly 14, no. 2 (2010): 139–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1359135510000758.

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As the existing housing stock ages throughout Europe, retrofitting offers many opportunities for the substantial improvement of the energy performance of residential buildings and the provision of sustainable alternatives to conventional heating and cooling. The effect of global warming is leading to a widespread use of air conditioning in existing and new residential buildings. This potentially implies an increase in cooling energy and adverse environmental effects on an unprecedented scale. In the hot and dry climate of many south European cities, this could be avoided with the use of an inn

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Han, Ru Bing, Zhi Mao Xu, En Shen Long, and Yan Wang. "A Study on the Energy-Saving Reconstruction of the Roof of Existing Building." Applied Mechanics and Materials 361-363 (August 2013): 440–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.361-363.440.

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The energy-saving reconstruction for the existing building is very important for the large number of existing buildings in China. The energy-saving reconstruction in the roof is the key of the building energy-saving construction, and also the inevitable way for improving the urban heat island effect and comfort of the top-floor rooms. The energy-saving roof can be divided into two types including passive cooling and proactive cooling. This article analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of the two types before coming up with the ways and expectation for the energy-saving construction of the

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Generalova, Elena, Victor Generalov, and Anna Kuznetsova. "INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR BUILDING ENVELOPES OF BIOCLIMATICAL HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS." Environment. Technology. Resources. Proceedings of the International Scientific and Practical Conference 1 (June 15, 2017): 103. http://dx.doi.org/10.17770/etr2017vol1.2641.

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The paper examines innovative and promising trends in in the design of high-rise buildings that challenge traditional typologies and are adapted for specific climatic conditions. The purpose of the study is to investigate modern methods of designing building envelopes for bioclimatic skyscrapers taking into account heat impact of climate on the thermal balance of buildings.  The research methodology is based on a systematic analysis of advanced world experience in constructing innovative buildings, "conquering" climate. The paper provides the basic principles of bioclimatic architecture.

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Cao, Jun, and Ye Lin. "Sustainable City Growth New Models for the Post-Industrial City." Applied Mechanics and Materials 513-517 (February 2014): 2778–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.513-517.2778.

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This paper reports on research in the area of Green Urbanism and new models for urban growth and neighborhoods, as cities need to transform from a fossil-based model to a model based on sustainable energy sources. The paper deals with cross-cutting issues in architecture, landscape architecture and urban design and addresses the question of how we can best cohesively integrate all aspects of energy systems, transport systems, waste and water management, passive and active strategies, natural ventilation and so on, into contemporary urban design of Eco-Cities with an improved environmental perf

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Bocheński, Stanisław, Anna Bocheńska-Skałecka, and Tadeusz Kuczyński. "Energy-Efficient Shaping of Contemporary Buildings and Their Surroundings as an Essential Element of Modernization of Built-Up Areas." Civil And Environmental Engineering Reports 21, no. 2 (2016): 5–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ceer-2016-0016.

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Abstract A comprehensive design of a building along with the development of a surrounding land may counterbalance the tendency of housing estates comprising houses built on the basis of “ready-made projects” - which have no references to the existing urban tissue and which do not create a new one. In the first place, the energy intensity of buildings using the so-called passive methods should be lowered, and only then active systems should be applied, considering economic balance. The problem should be considered from two different perspectives i.e. for intensively and for less urbanised areas

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Çamaş, Nurdan Çağla, and Mediha Burcu Sılaydın Aydın. "Impact of Different Morphological Characteristics of Residential Areas on Wind Movement: Case Study of Karşıyaka (Izmir)." European Journal of Research and Development 2, no. 2 (2022): 338–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.56038/ejrnd.v2i2.78.

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Cities are warmer than their surrounding rural areas due to the urban heat island effect. The heat island effect occurs in urbanized areas in which structures such as buildings and roads are highly concentrated and green cover is limited. Extreme heat waves resulting from climate change also cause temperature increases in the urban environment. In addition, the urban heat island effect negatively affects the comfort of individuals living in cities and increases the amount of energy required for cooling, especially in warm climate regions. To reduce both the urban heat island effect and the nee

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Trepci, Esra, Praveen Maghelal, and Elie Azar. "Urban built context as a passive cooling strategy for buildings in hot climate." Energy and Buildings 231 (January 2021): 110606. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110606.

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Pisello, Anna Laura, Veronica Lucia Castaldo, Federico Rossi, and Franco Cotana. "Cool Clay Tiles in Italian Residential Districts: Investigation of the Coupled Thermal-Energy and Environmental Effects." International Journal of Environmental Science & Sustainable Development. 1, no. 1 (2016): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.21625/essd.v1i1.25.

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Passive strategies for environmental sustainability and energy reduction in the construction industry are becoming increasingly important in, both, the scientific community and the industrial world. Particularly, cool roofs demonstrate acknowledged contribution in cooling energy saving and reducing urban overheating such as urban heat island. Additionally, high albedo strategy has shown promising benefits from a global perspective by counteracting global warming measured by means of CO2eq emission offset. In this view, the present research work combines experimental, numerical, and analytical

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Sharifi, Mohsen, Mohammad Haris Shamsi, Yixiao Ma, and Dirk Lauwaet. "Quantification of the impact of global warming on summer overheating risk in a residential building in urban areas in Belgium." Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2600, no. 9 (2023): 092016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2600/9/092016.

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Abstract Climate change has resulted in an increase of average outdoor temperature worldwide. With the rise of average outdoor temperature and unprecedented frequent heat waves, the demand for cooling systems in residential buildings has risen even in countries such as Belgium with moderate climates. However, there is a trade-off to consider when it comes to cooling. While active cooling methods can effectively maintain thermal comfort, they also come with excessive energy use in comparison to passive cooling techniques. However, passive cooling methods can lead to thermal discomfort and healt

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Cruz, Marcos, and Richard Beckett. "Bioreceptive design: a novel approach to biodigital materiality." Architectural Research Quarterly 20, no. 1 (2016): 51–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1359135516000130.

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Today, at a time of unprecedented urban development, there is urgency to improve the environmental quality of cities. The present ‘greening’ of urban spaces is an ongoing response to a dirty industrial past and present, with a drive to transform cities to have better air and water, more tree-lined streets and open parks. But the amount of urban public green space varies massively between cities around the world and increasing this, or designing for it, is a particular challenge where there is pressure for space, resources, and development. The architectural fabric itself – building envelopes,

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Bueno, B., G. Pigeon, L. K. Norford, and K. Zibouche. "Development and evaluation of a building energy model integrated in the TEB scheme." Geoscientific Model Development Discussions 4, no. 4 (2011): 2973–3011. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/gmdd-4-2973-2011.

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Abstract. The use of air-conditioning systems is expected to increase as a consequence of global-scale and urban-scale climate warming. In order to represent future scenarios of urban climate and building energy consumption, the Town Energy Budget (TEB) scheme must be improved. This paper presents a new building energy model (BEM) that has been integrated in the TEB scheme. BEM-TEB makes it possible to represent the energy effects of buildings and building systems on the urban climate and to estimate the building energy consumption at city scale (~10 km) with a resolution of a neighbourhood (~

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Amrullah, Amrullah, Erniati Erniati, and Muhammad Chaerul. "BUILDING PROTECTION DESIGN IN FIRE HAZARD PREVENTION (CASE STUDY: FAJAR UNIVERSITY BUILDING (UNIFA) MAKASSAR)." astonjadro 11, no. 1 (2021): 50. http://dx.doi.org/10.32832/astonjadro.v11i1.5669.

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<p>The growth and arrangement of existing buildings are sometimes not balanced with the readiness of building and urban infrastructure. The main danger of fire for humans is poisoning due to inhalation of smoke, about 75% of human deaths in burning buildings are caused by smoke, about 25% of deaths are caused by heat generated by fire. To carry out the functions and uses, the building consists of several systems, the system consists of sub-systems that form integrally in a single unit. Fire prevention is one of the building systems, which aims to save lives. Fire prevention is one aspect

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Guattari, Claudia, Luca Evangelisti, Francesco Asdrubali, and Roberto De Lieto Vollaro. "Experimental Evaluation and Numerical Simulation of the Thermal Performance of a Green Roof." Applied Sciences 10, no. 5 (2020): 1767. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app10051767.

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In the building sector, both passive and active systems are essential for achieving a high-energy performance. Considering passive solutions, green roofs represent a sustainable answer, allowing buildings to reach energy savings, and also reducing the collateral effect of the Urban Heat Island (UHI) phenomenon. In this study, a roof-lawn system was investigated by means of an extended measurement campaign, monitoring the heat transfer across the roof. Heat-flow meters and air- and surface-temperature probes were applied in a real building, in order to compare the performance of the roof-lawn s

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Habitzreuter, Leonardo, Stefan Thor Smith, and Trevor Keeling. "Modelling the overheating risk in an uniform high-rise building design with a consideration of urban context and heatwaves." Indoor and Built Environment 29, no. 5 (2019): 671–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1420326x19856400.

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Overheating in buildings is one of the increasing concerns related to climate change and can lead to an increase in heat-related health issues and higher energy consumption due to the use of air conditioning systems. Literature shows that internal conditions and demand on environmental control systems can vary with height within buildings. However, an architectural trend towards highly glazed façades for tall buildings suggests the vertical gradient of performance is not always considered in the design process. By simulating a high-rise residential building in London, a comparative analysis of

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Lin, Hankun, Shi Yin, Chao Xie, and Yaoguang Lin. "Research-Integrated Pedagogy with Climate-Responsive Strategies: Vernacular Building Renovation Design." Buildings 12, no. 9 (2022): 1294. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings12091294.

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Following the rapid development and urbanization in China over recent decades, sustainable renovation of urban residences has become an important issue. This study aimed to develop an architectural teaching program integrating the study of local climate, vernacular buildings, climate-responsive design strategies, and simulation tools. A local house in a high-density neighborhood in Guangzhou, China, in a hot-humid climate area was selected for renovation in this teaching program. Investigations of the urban neighborhood development, the construction and climate-responsive characteristics of th

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