Given the complexity and interconnection of different aspects involved in building
evaluation, one of the most relevant, and challenging, research topics is the integration of …

Climate change will continuously impact building heating and cooling demands. Therefore,
it is essential to characterise the varying future heating and cooling demands, which will …

Climate change threatens urban health, whether that refers to the human or environmental
aspects of urban life. At the same time, initiatives of city regeneration envision alternative …

Configurations of the building envelope and the air conditioning system have a considerable
effect on annual building energy efficiency. Taiwan government proposed two green …

Extreme heat events result in higher indoor temperatures in buildings, increased energy
consumption, and more frequent health problems, mainly between the children, the elderly …

In recent years, the usefulness of infrared thermography (IRT) has been extended to multiple
scenarios, due to several benefits: rapid inspection, multi-point detection, real-time …

Phase change materials receive increasing attention for their potential to make building
environmentally sustainable and to reduce the overheating problem. Quantitative results are …

Global population is experiencing more frequent, longer, and more severe heat waves due
to global warming and urbanization. Episodic heat waves increase mortality and morbidity …

The present investigation carries out a thermal evaluation of two rooms located in the Royal
Hospital of Granada (Rector's Office). This is a heritage building where have been done …

Numerous scholarly inquiries have indicated tangible urban amenities including structural
and locational variables potentially contribute to housing prices, but intangible urban …