Building resilience to a warming world: A contribution toward a definition of “Integrated Climate Resilience” specific for buildings-Literature review and proposals

G Peri, L Cirrincione, D Mazzeo, N Matera… - Energy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
With the forecast of a warmer world, with longer, more frequent and more intense heat
waves, it becomes essential to have buildings that are resilient to a rapidly warming climate …

[HTML][HTML] Review of non-domestic building stock modelling studies under socio-technical system framework

J Zhou, P Fennell, I Korolija, Z Fang, R Tang… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
The construction industry contributes to approximately 30% of global energy consumption
and carbon dioxide emissions, necessitating urgent measures to mitigate carbon emissions …

Optimizing cooling setpoint using adaptive thermal comfort concept for school building in desert climates under current and future climates

F Baba, J Awad, Y Elkahlout… - Smart and Sustainable …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to compare the impacts of adaptive daily and seasonal cooling
setpoints on cooling energy consumption and overheating hours to determine which …

[HTML][HTML] A Multi-Criteria decision analysis framework to determine the optimal combination of energy efficiency and indoor air quality schemes for English school …

F Karakas, D Grassie, Y Schwartz, J Dong… - Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Maintaining good Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) in English schools in terms of
overheating and air quality is important for the health and educational performance of …

Systematic framework for quantitative assessment of Indoor Air Quality under future climate scenarios; 2100s Projection of a Belgian case study

M Pourkiaei, R Rahif, C Falzone, E Elnagar… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Alteration of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) levels in the context of changing climate is
correlated with shifting air pollutant emissions, variations in ambient climate, and the …

[HTML][HTML] Quantifying overheating risk in English schools: A spatially coherent climate risk assessment

LC Dawkins, K Brown, DJ Bernie, JA Lowe… - Climate Risk …, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate adaptation decision making can be informed by a quantification of current and future
climate risk. This is important for understanding which populations and/or infrastructures are …

Innovative methods to optimize the integration of passive solar design principles into buildings

E Salem, E Elwakil - Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 2024 - Springer
The critical challenge of escalating energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions in
the building sector commands global attention, as it significantly overshadows other sectors …

Homing into school to create the ideal classroom: young people want to combine the best of home and school learning environments

AR Costa - CoDesign, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT We asked 28 young people (16–18 Years old) from two schools in Lancashire
to reflect on their COVID-19 experience and Co-Design the ideal learning environment. In …

School building energy efficiency and NO2 related risk of childhood asthma in England and Wales: Modelling study

F Karakas, D Grassie, Y Schwartz, J Dong… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Climate change legislation will require dramatic increases in the energy
efficiency of school buildings across the UK by 2050, which has the potential to affect air …

Development and application of a framework for managing school buildings: A case study in New Zealand

ATH Le, N Domingo, E Rasheed, K Park - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Managing school buildings is critical for any community because the buildings are not only
supposed to provide a pleasant and safe environment for staff and students, but they are …