[HTML][HTML] Envelope design for low-energy buildings in the tropics: A review

V Gupta, C Deb - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
The building sector accounts for over one-third of global energy consumption and a
significant share of carbon emissions. Improving building energy efficiency, particularly in …

Holistic overview of natural ventilation and mixed mode in built environment of warm climate zones and hot seasons

D Bienvenido-Huertas, ML de la Hoz-Torres… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The climate change leads to periods of extreme events (ie reduction of cold seasons, heat
waves, overheating, urban heat island among others) that affect the performance of …

Assessing thermal resilience of an assisted living facility during heat waves and cold snaps with power outages

M Sheng, M Reiner, K Sun, T Hong - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Extreme hot and cold weather events are becoming more frequent, intense, and longer due
to climate change. When these events occur coincidentally with power outages, the resulting …

Understanding systemic cooling poverty

A Mazzone, E De Cian, G Falchetta, A Jani… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Temperature records are being broken across the world, leading to incalculable suffering.
The poorest and most disadvantaged people, who contributed the least to global warming …

Tropical climates and the interplay between IEQ and energy consumption in buildings: A review

A Verma, V Gupta, K Nihar, A Jana, RK Jain… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Indoor environmental quality (IEQ) can impact human health, well-being, and productivity.
This paper reviews the couplings between IEQ which consists of thermal, acoustic, visual …

Assessment of climate change's impact on energy demand in Mexican buildings: Projection in single-family houses based on Representative Concentration Pathways

MJ Torres, D Bienvenido-Huertas, OM Tzuc… - Energy for Sustainable …, 2023 - Elsevier
In Mexico, buildings' deficient thermal performance is one of the leading causes of the
intensive use of energy. This research analyzes the perspective of energy demand required …

Advanced cooling textiles: mechanisms, applications, and perspectives

X Zhang, F Wang, H Guo, F Sun, X Li… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
High‐temperature environments pose significant risks to human health and safety. The
body's natural ability to regulate temperature becomes overwhelmed under extreme heat …

Spatial distribution of old neighborhoods based on heat-related health risks assessment: A case study of Changsha City, China

Y Xie, F Xu, Q Ye, Z Zhai, H Yang, X Feng, J Shi… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Assessing the heat-related health risks is crucial for promoting the sustainable development
of cities, particularly in the face of extreme climates and urban human settlement …

Building cooling requirements under climate change scenarios: Impact, mitigation strategies, and future directions

AM Khourchid, SB Ajjur, SG Al-Ghamdi - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
Climate change affects building cooling demand; however, little has been done to explore
this effect and show its variability in different climatic zones. This review organizes and …

Unraveling the global economic and mortality effects of rising urban heat island intensity

Y Yuan, X Li, H Wang, X Geng, J Gu, Z Fan… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The increasing severity of urban heat island (UHI) effects poses a significant concern in
cities, where to over half of the world's population lives. We examine the pattern of surface …